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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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Jeanine, You have the role of "connecting the dots" between the classroom and the real world. The more you do this the more engaged your students will be. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Debra, This is the way to teach a subject such as math. The more application you can offer them the more relevancy they will see. The more relevancy they see the more engagement they will have. This results in a win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructors as Motivators

Edward, I would look at my next lesson and pick two areas that you are going to ramp up your excitement meter on. This way you are not moving too far out of your instructional style at first but by selecting two you are giving yourself a goal to bring enthusiasm into your lessons. Try using humor, an illustration, story from the field anything that will get you to using different vocal levels, movement, etc. to "sell" the concept you are teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Andrea, I like your approach to teaching. You are engaging your students right from the start and helping them be successful even when they make mistakes along the way. As you say they won't make those mistakes again and will remember for years to come procedures required to be technically sound in their field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Debra, Good point and well said. We need to know how our students are benefiting from our instructional efforts. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Sherry, The human factor is so essential because many students need the influence of an authority figure to validate their progress. Having rapport with an instructor can make a big difference in the effort put forth by students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Debra, We are the learning leaders so we need to strive to keep our students engaged in the learning process. This involves both instructional planning and the development of student rapport. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Kimberley, I think things like this are so valuable for the reasons you list. The more we know about our students the more accurately we can plan for their learning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

David, This is important because as we all know students are always telling us we didn't tell them something. Concrete reminders such as handouts illustrate that in fact they were told and it is up to them to meet the requirements. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Bryan, Make it clear, make it concise, make it real. You are doing this from day one. Good job. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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