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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Reinforcement as Motivation

Estella, How do you bring motivation opportunities into your classroom? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Suzarie, Being a role model for overcoming difficult odds is a powerful message to students. Often students think their instructor have not had any life challenges so sharing this personal information about how you overcame situations and are now able to enjoy success in your life is very motivating. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Tricia, A simple three step process that will yield good results. Many instructors don't seem to be able to define and then refine how these three steps work together. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Suzarie, Like your attitude about classes that are this way. Some classes are worse than others but we need to continue to bring our passion and zeal for what we are doing to class each and every time we step into it. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Suzarie, Like your definition of the human factor. It is so critical that we display this part of our instructional modeling because it does make the difference for a lot of students between staying in school and dropping our. Many need that connection with the instructor. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Students as Class Members

Kristopher, It is amazing how effective movement can be in setting the tone for a class and giving students the feeling of engagement. Good point. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Jan, Can't say enough about modeling. It is a powerful learning tool that we instructors use in everything we do. Our students are always watching us so we need to always reflect professional behavior and help shape they way they see themselves fitting into their field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Scott, I agree with you about how to work with students. I start my classes with the following statement. "Courtesy is owed" I will be courteous to you as a result of enrolling in this class. "Respect is earned" I will strive to earn your respect while you are earning mine. If successful we will work on the next step which is "Rapport is developed". We will work on developing rapport with each other throughout the course. At any time you do not fulfill one of these three we will have a discussion so we can get back on track.… >>>

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Kristopher, Yes it does. Knowing this helps with instructional planning and delivery. You know how to target your students more effectively as a result of this knowledge. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Preparing and Delivering Effective Lectures

Freda, This is an important outcome of a well prepared and delivered lecture. This is why effort needs to be made to include as many different examples and real world experiences in the lectures as is possible. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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