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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Reasons for Enrolling

Joy, Students frequently forget why they enrolled in the first place so your point is a good one. They need to be reminded of the end goal and how they are preparing for their future. This is especially true about half way through a course when they start to get tired and worn down. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Creating Personal Support Systems

LeWando, I think this is a great activity for your students to be involved with. These are going to be resources and connections they can use throughout their careers so the earlier in their career they get "connected" the better. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Travis, Good way to get a "read" on your students and what knowledge about the topic they are bringing into the class. This gives a good departure point for you to introduce the new content and expand their knowledge base. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Alana, Yes it will. What are some strategies you use to get all of your students engaged? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Raven, Great plan! Like the way you are approaching the change of pace and flow of your class. Your subject matter lends itself to personal applications and you are make those connections for your students. I am sure that increases their understanding of why accounting is both relevant and has application in their personal lives as well as their careers. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Carole, I have a six hour shift from 4 until 10 pm so I can relate to your comments. It takes a lot of planning and change of activities to keep them engaged for the duration. Sounds like you have a very good plan working for you to keep them focused on the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Terrence, I like your approach. I use this same method to get everyone involved and contributing. What I would suggest as a next step is to have each student in the group present on their part of the group project. This way everyone talks, not just the group leader. What I do is to have the group come to the front of the class and sit behind a table. Their location at the front of the class gives their presentations a bit of a more formal status. Then I have each student present for a limited amount of time such… >>>

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Jarrod, This is such a great standard to follow because it is based upon keeping the students engaged throughout the class session. Thanks for sharing it with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Vincent, I am a big fan of using guest speakers for the reasons you list. These speakers reinforce the value of the content being offered and helps to make the course relevant. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Vincent, You raise a number of good points in relation to knowing where your students are in their program and how they view themselves and their career preparation. This is valuable information for instructional planning and delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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