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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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Ken, You make a number of good points about how to work with students and provide support to them as needed. They really do need to see themselves in the learning process. We instructors cannot learn for them we can only provide learning opportunities. We set the stage they must walk across it if they are to have career success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Christopher, This is a great way to get them focused on their future. By having them put themselves into the success picture that you are outlining for them they will be motivated to stay in school. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Kim, The more connection to what is being studied the better. Field trips, guest speakers and case studies really help the students to see what they will encounter in the work world so they start to value the content being shared. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Stephanie, They really do. These stories help to make the content come alive and give value to what they are learning. Not to mention it is fun to hear these stories and how their instructor worked through them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Abby, This is a good way to establish yourself as the learning leader. No matter your age you have career experience that puts you in the teaching role. Then it is as you have already experienced a building process in terms of student respect and rapport. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Ed, Good strategy to get students to engage in class discussions while knowing they are being respected for their opinions. If they feel that they will be made fun of or devalued for an opinion given or question asked then the class, as you know will start to fall apart. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Brant, Good way to keep your finger on the pulse of the class and where the students see themselves in the learning process. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor REFOCUS

Christopher, Good point about the need to revisit success once in a while. It is easy to forget about what has been accomplished so to revisit it renews personal motivation and enthusiasm. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Brant, Two very important factors to consider in working with students - respect and rapport. You are supporting your students as you earn their respect while showing them respect and this leads to the development of rapport. Once these two are in place then student engagement really starts to grow. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Kim, This is true and something we need to always remember. Our connection and rapport with a student may be enough to keep him/her in school in spite of outside life challenges or a rough patch in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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