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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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Matthew, You are right on target with your approach. This way there is no mystery to what is going to occur in the course and the students can see how to plan their week. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Marcie, This is a great list for instructors to follow and provide to their students. Thank you for sharing it with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Maria, Right you are. They need to know from the beginning the course requirements, expectations and policies. By having this information confusion and frustration is reduced. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Don, Good definition and a way to reach students while providing them a model for how they need to conduct themselves as they prepare to move into their career field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Beth, This is such a nice way to provide informal support while letting the students reset their minds. These types of refreshing breaks really help the students to focus on learning once they are back in the classroom setting. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Thomas, Keep a good attitude and look for ways to expand your professional expertise and you will do fine. We all have been where you are and one of the best tools we have as educators is time in the classroom. Bring to each class a passion for your field and enthusiasm for teaching and you will soon have a greatly expanded skill set. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Robert, I do agree with your last sentence and the question posed within it. Teaching is a form of engagement that requires acting, entertainment as well as knowledge and preparation. All of the elements come together to provide a balanced instructional delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Ryan, It is great to have such an opportunity because you will get to see the different styles and approaches being used by instructors. Having this information will help you in defining and refining your own style. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Maria, How do you go about learning what motivates each student? Thank you in advance for your input on this. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivating Learners

Beth, The more examples and stories students get the application of content they will make. By sharing these real world stories you increase the ROI for the students in relation to what is being taught. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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