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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Student Feedback

Marvin, Right you are. The more feedback we have the more information we have from which we can make changes that will increase our effectiveness as instructors. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Marvin, Thank you for sharing your success with us. Teacher passion and enthusiasm really helps to "sell" a class to the students. You are seeing evidence of your passion and enthusiasm through the increased attendance and test scores. Keep up the good work! Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Zoe, What are some ways you do this with your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Bill, This is a very good point and one that needs to be visited often in classes. Students will let life set backs take them out of school when with some planning and effort they can over come them and continue to work toward their career goals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Cindy, As I teach a 6 hour block class from 4 until 10 pm I can attest to the value of this approach. I use it a lot in my classes because it is one of the ways I am able to keep the attention of students for the duration of the class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Rosa, This is a very important part of being an effective instructor. Change of pace and instructional variety helps to keep students engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Cindy, Good strategy to follow because this will you are increasing the value of the course content for the students. In addition you are helping them to see that they have chosen the right career area for them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Rosa, Good way to set up an understanding between you and your students. This is the foundation upon which you will build for the remainder of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Zoe, When doing this what are some of the ways you have be able to engage your students? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Rosa, You won't know when you have arrived if you don't know the destination. This is why clear goals and objectives are so important. Good point. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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