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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Creating Personal Support Systems

Barbara, This is a great example of how learning can occur with the right kind of support. These learning teams are bonding together to work toward a common goal. You are doing a great job of showing them how they need to cooperate with others once they are in the workplace. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Maggie, Support and encouragement is what keeps many students in school. Many of our adult students are facing tremendous distractions outside of the classroom If we can show them we care about them and their future they are much more likely to stay in school and complete their training. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Michael, This is a very important role. It is easy for students to get worn down or distracted from what their goals are. Help with their regaining their vision of why they enrolled in the first place is critical to keep them moving forward in their program. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Keiyanez, My students love to play games because they are fun and they get to demonstrate what they have learned. I use Jeopardy a lot for quizzing my students prior to exams. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Cynthia, The more senses you can use in the learning process the better. Tactile learning reinforces the cognitive aspects of learning so the content retention rate is higher. A win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Dave, Good way to work with small enrollment classes. Your students are gaining the knowledge but also being contributors. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Laura, This is a good way to get "buy in" from students. They become invested in the course when they see their input and opinions are valued. This also increases the development of rapport with the students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Megan, So true. The "everyone wins" part is critical for both student and teacher success. By appealing to the different learning preferences the engagement level for students will be much higher and satisfaction greater. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Cynthia, Right you are and this is why careful planning needs to occur. This way students can get settled into the course and look forward to what is going to be presented. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Keiyanez, By sharing real world experiences with your students you are increasing the value of your course content. You are providing them with a look at their future if they are willing to do the work via your real world examples. Keep sharing those stories. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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