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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Reinforcement as Motivation

Dawn, Like your reward system. It is motivating for the students as you mention plus it shows them how they can work with and encourage others to obtain a commonly sought goal. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Tracey, So true. Application and relevancy are two essential elements needed in the learning process. This is how students can associate value to what they are being taught. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Ellen, Relevancy and application is critical for these students if they are to see the value associated with what is being studied. The more of these connections that can be made the better it is for the students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Kellie, Sharing your field experiences increases the value of the content being offered. The more examples shared the more connections that are made between what is being taught and how it can be applied. This increases the ROI of the course to the students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Chandan, Your approach is progressive and this enables all of the students to be participates in a comfortable way. Good soft and supportive way to slowly get everyone thinking about how math can be applied and then getting to explain how they are using math in different settings. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Anthony, I think activities like this are very important in getting a class off to a good start. By taking a few minutes to due something like this you are helping the students to reset their minds and get focused on the up coming class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Dawn, You make two very good points about student interaction. Listening and non-verbal cures are essential when it comes to helping students to see they are valued and that you want to help them be successful. When they realize this then it is a building process from there. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Sarah, Student feedback is what shapes our instructional improvement. The more input we have from our students the better we can adapt and modify our efforts to be even more effective in our teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Sandy, Good points about refocus. I hear you about the fatigue that occurs after teaching long session classes back to back to back. It is hard to regroup and be ready for the next session. I try to find a few minutes just to slow down and reflect on what I have just done and what I need to do next. These five minutes of quiet and restful time help me to recycle my thoughts and recharge my batteries. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Casey, Respect is the first step in developing rapport. If you can earn the respect of your students while they in turn develop respect for you as a professional educator you have laid the foundations for the development of rapport. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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