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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Instructors as Role Models

Dennis, Right you are about both the modeling of our expectations and the provision of opportunities to develop their own professional appearance and competence. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Earnest, Good points about learning effectiveness. Students like to have variety and change of pace in their learning so the more we can offer different venues for learning the more engagement we are going to have. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reinforcement as Motivation

Carlos, A lot of my students seem to lack social skills and knowledge of how to interact with others. So the more opportunities such as those you are providing that they can experience the better prepared they will be to work with others in their careers. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Venusa, Good points about what adult learners are seeking in their courses. If we don't give them relevancy and application in relation to course content they will be gone in short order. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Philip, You are hitting on the right elements for teaching success. Bringing enthusiasm and passion into the classroom helps to sell the content and engage the learners. A win win for everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

James, They like to hear about experiences their instructors have had in the field because these experiences make the course content become real. In addition, these stories help to motivate students to be successful. Keep up the sharing. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Marita, Students love stories that their instructors share because the stories help to make the course content real. Keep sharing them they really motivate them to be successful. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Donna, Good to hear that you had instructors that challenged and engaged you as a student. I had such instructors in my student days as well. They inspired me to be the most effective and informed instructor I can be. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Rudy, Good reminder for us all. We need to remember our own student experiences as we plan for our current students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Philip, Students really like this kind of recognition. The more they can contribute in such ways the more engaged they become. It is a win win for everyone at this point. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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