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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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Rochelle, That has been my experience as well. Students like stories because stories help to make the content come alive. They see relevancy and application to what they are being taught one a story is shared that connects to that day's topic. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Daniel, I am a big fan of having graduates come in and speak to students. Student motivation always increases after one of these guest speakers because the students start to see that if they will continue to work hard they to will be in the role of the guest speaker before very long. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Holly, I agree with your comments about the value of knowing why a student is in the class. This information serves as a building block for respect and rapport for the duration of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Adam, This is true and so we need to work at making sure each students can feel accepted, supported and valued in the class. If we do that then they will be engaged and able to make progress toward their career goals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Yesenia, Good plan. I teach a 6 hour course from 4 until 10 pm so I can relate to your challenge. You are offering variety, change of pace and application for your students so they can stay engaged for the duration of the class session. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Jessica, Good strategy. You are using variety, application and different learning formats to keep your students focused on the learning that needs to occur. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Rochelle, Students really like hearing stories and examples from their instructors. These stories help to make the content come alive and you are doing such with your stories and how they connect to the content. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Daniel, This is such a service to your students. You are making sure you as a professional educator are providing the most current and accurate content. This is what being an educator should be about. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Joyce, I really enjoy hearing the reasons they are in the program they are and why they are taking this course. The more I learn about my students the more accurately I can target my instruction. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Debbie, Students need to see relevancy and application to what they are studying. The more we can do this for our students the more motivated they will be to stay engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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