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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Your Instructional Style

Hans, You are doing a great service to your students with this approach. You are helping them to see the reality of their career choice. The more we can connect the dots between courses and real life the more valuable their education becomes. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Defining Instructional Professionalism

Trevor, All of these factors contribute to an overall professional image. This is why we need to remember we are always on stage no matter where we are in the school. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Mario, Students love these stories, as you well know that come from the field. These stories increase the value of the course content and their respect for you as an experienced person from the field. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Michael, Good blend in terms of student recognition. We need to support their successes and shape their areas of needed improvement. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Joseph, I have found the same thing so I work on both. What are strategies that you use to increase motivation? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Michael, Listening is a valuable learning tool and should be made a part of our daily class process. This also enhances the development of respect by students because they can see their instructor considers what they have to say as being valuable. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Robert, Yes, it will. This is why I also use pretesting to gain a foundational knowledge of what they are bringing into the in terms of knowledge and experiences. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Mario, Yes, it is and input is so important to start the engagement process for students in a new course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Lorie, This helps to close the loop for you the instructor as well as the students. They see how much they have learned and how far they have come and you get to see how they value the content or ways it can be improved in terms of delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Annamarie, It is a bit of a slow process in getting students settled into a new course. They need some help through introductions and ice breakers to feel a part of the class and get focused on the up coming class sessions. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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