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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Students as Class Members

James, This is such an important concept for students to learn. The majority of jobs require that we get along and work with others. So the more experience you can give your students in this area the better. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Students as Class Members

Lauren, They are fun to lead. You can see the learning that is going on and how engaged the students are with each other and the topics being discussed. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Roger, You are a living example of the benefits of being excited about what you are teaching. For students to want to share with you something about the course that they had some time ago is a compliment to your effort and enthusiasm. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Marilyn, So true and so important for teaching and learning success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Lynne, I believe this as well. If we have passion for our content and are excited about teaching it the energy level will be higher in our classes. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Gretchen, You make a number of good points about what the role of the college should be and is being asked to be. As adults our students subjected to different levels of support than younger students in middle school. They need to understand we will try to help and support them but it is up to them to put forth the needed effort to be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Karen, You have a good plan set forth to retain students in your program. It is as you have said once the students get behind in attendance and homework they are more likely to drop out. They feel that they never can catch up and be successful in the course. We need to strive to keep the engaged and not let them slip behind to the point they give up. That is easier said than done based upon my own experience in working with high risk learners. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

James, Great to hear of the value you are getting from this course and how you and your fellow faculty members are using the content to expand and refine your instructional abilities. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Terizian, Students like to hear stories from the field. These stories give value to the content that is being offered. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Katherine, Good strategy to follow as you are making them aware of the different channels through which they can receive and learn new information. The more they know about themselves the more engaged they can become. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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