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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Creating Personal Support Systems

Sharon, This is a good system to make available to students. Thanks for sharing this strategy with us. I know it will be of help to other instructors. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Creating Personal Support Systems

Sami, This is a great resource for your students. I am sure this increases the retention rate of your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Being Successful in College

Liza, Good reminders that need to be shared over and over again because as the students get bogged down and tired during a course they forget how far they have come and where they are trying to go. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Chris, Right you are. We need to move the students from being passive learners to active learners. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

James, Good point and one we need to remember as we work with our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

David, I think you will like the results you get from this approach. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Joshua, Great to hear of your expansion of your delivery expertise. This is what professional development should be about. Keep up the good work and enjoy the response of your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Jeremy, Talking with colleagues is a good way to learn about how you can relate to and get started with your incoming students. Then it is a building process between you and the students for the remainder of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Joshua, You cannot cover such items in too much detail because all students have very short memories. So reinforce, review and then do it all over again and you still will have one or two students that didn't hear the assignment deadline. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Bradford, Well done in terms of your syllabus. This is how a syllabus should be put together and used for maximum return by both the students and yourself. This is what makes it a valuable document. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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