Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Theresa, I am sure all these different forms of input help the students to see how they can benefit from listening and learning from others. In addition, by sharing themselves they get the opportunity to help others in their career development. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Joulette, Student opinions are valuable in that they let us know how students are perceiving our course. Also, it helps students in developing their abilities to express their thoughts and opinions which they will be doing once they graduate. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Theresa, I collect student input throughout my courses so I can stay on top of what is working in the class and what I can do to improve the engagement of my students. You are right about the need for us instructors to keep our fingers on the pulse of the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Mark, Student feedback is so important to instructional improvement. It is how we know how and where to make adjustments to benefit our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Stephanie, Yes, it can so that is why we need to recharge ourselves and strive to keep our passion for our content high as well as our enthusiasm for teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Andrea, I commend you for taking on this difficult task. You are right about students not caring for your course. From your comments I sense you have a great attitude about how you can engage students and help them to see the value of developing good communication skills. By helping them to see how good writing can benefit their career you are giving them an opportunity to enjoy success in many different parts of their lives. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Thomas, Well said. To the point and accurate in terms of student success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

LeAnn, Great goal to have. I wish you much success in achieving it each time you step into the classroom. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Gary, Like your definition of the human factor and how to make it a part of your instructional style. I am sure as a result of this effort students will be engaged and retained. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Students as Class Members

Theresa, Sharing these stories are what keeps the students engaged and excited about the material. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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