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 Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Andrea, You planning strategy is a good one because you are sharing content and then having your students make application of the information. This results in enhanced retention of the material as well as expanded skill sets for the students. This is a win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Madelaine, Humor is a great way to keep students focused on the topic and engaged. Also, the more application you can make the more relevancy the students see in the material. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Karl, Good thinking about how to prep for the lecture and then go into class feeling confident about your preparedness. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Mo, I know I have had the professors that you mention. Made going to class tough. You make a good point about needing to bring variety to the instructional process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Freddie, Two good comments on how to engage students. You have captured the essence of instructional planning and appeal. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Sheila, Students like change of pace and variety in instruction so you are right on with your approach. The more ways you can present the material the more appealing the learning process will be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Terry, Passion for content and enthusiasm for teaching are two elements needed for student engagement. You are capturing their attention with you approach. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Brady, You make a very good point about how incorporating the life experiences of students into the course has real value. They become more motivated and engaged when they realize that they have experienced some of the things being discussed. They just had never had anyone point that out to them. Stories and examples serve to increase the value of the course content so keep sharing them with your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Krista, You make several very good points about offering instructional variety. I like you like to change my approach in each course so I maintain my interest in the course rather than just teaching through it. I have three sections of the same course and I do something a little bit different in each so I stay fresh and excited. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Tracy, It will because you will see how you can offer instruction in different ways to engage your students. This will increase their satisfaction with the course and well as increase their rate of retention. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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