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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Effective Motivation Techniques

Cheryl, I use them a lot in my classes for the reasons you state. They really get the students ramped up and looking to the future. In addition, they help the current students to see the value of the content that is being shared in class. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Jessica, This is the human side of being an educator and it needs to be a part of all that we do for and with our students. This human aspect will carry over to them as they develop their own career personalities. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Peter, This are powerful for the current students to hear. This lets them know if they will put forth the effort they to can be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Peter, Such an important part of our professional development. Student feedback can really helps us to shape and reshape our instructional delivery to be even more effective. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Cheryl, So true and so important for all of us to remember. If we get burned out then we are not going to be the role models we need to be for our students. Inspiration from previous students is a great way to remember why we do what we do. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Sandra, Great points about developing rapport with students. I have a format that I follow in all of my classes. "Courtesy is owed." I will extend courtesy to you as a result of you enrolling in my class and I expect the same from you. "Respect is earned." I will work to earn your respect just as you need to work to earn mine. "Rapport is developed." Together we will work on developing rapport with each other so we all can benefit and grow from our experiences in this class. These three statements really helps students to focus on how… >>>

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Jessica, It is a fact that if we do not bring passion and enthusiasm for our content to the classroom it is for sure the students won't have either. We need to be excited about sharing our content and the students need to be able to see this excitement each time we teach. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Cheryl, I agree plus getting to know each students helps with earning their respect and developing rapport with them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Peter, This repeated format of reminding is a good strategy because as student approach the mid point in the course they start to wear down and sometimes they can lose the vision of why they are going to school. Helping them to see their future gets them ramped up again able to complete the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Paul, Students love hearing stories about their career fields. So by telling them you are showing them how the content you are teaching is of value to them and their career pathways. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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