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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Effective Motivation Techniques

Samirah, Yes, they are. We need to bring passion for our field and enthusiasm for teaching it each time we enter the classroom or lab. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Samirah, Right you are. This is a very important part of what we need to as educators in order to more accurately target the learning needs of our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Rosemary, Things like student interaction really help to increase the respect and rapport development with students. From there it is a building process throughout the rest of the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Michael, It is information that helps with instructional planning and instructor support. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Rebecca, You make a very good point about how having insight into your students so you can more accurately target your instruction to meet their needs. This is what customized instruction should be about and you have captured it. Keep up the good work. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Kathy, Spoken like a dedicated and focused educator and I compliment you for that. This is what enables you to engage your students and keep them focused throughout the duration of your classes. If you bring enthusiasm and passion to the classroom your students will share in these emotions and the result will be a positive learning experience for all. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Kathy, This is the human side teaching and you have outlined it very well. This information enables you to customize your instructional delivery to target the current groups of students and provide support to them as needed. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Katherine, Your comments are right on in terms of the impact that the environment has on setting a tone for the class so learners will feel comfortable and integrated into the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Supporting Problem Solving Skills

Edward, Interaction between and among students is a learning tool that helps prepare them for the work world where they will be working with all types of individuals, supervisors and customers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Intelligence

Edward, The rewards of instructing continue to come long after having a student because of the impact that was made on the life of that student. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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