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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Instructor REFOCUS

Jean, Loving to learn is an essential part of being an educator. We need to continue to grow and expand our knowledge so we can increase our effectiveness and help shape the future careers of our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Student Rapport

Jean, One of the rewards of being an instructor is the opportunity to see students grow in their career goals while developing rapport and earning their respect. These are some of the reasons why we keep coming back to the classroom day after day. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Human Factor in Retention

Marie, I agree about how important this is to keep the students focused on how they can be successful while giving them support so they can be forward focused and continue progress toward their career goals. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Lawrence, Passion and enthusiasm help to "sell" the content to students plus the engagement level will be so much greater. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Katherine, The more we know about our students the more accurately we can customize our instruction and provide them with support. This is what being a dedicated professional is about. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Marie, If you feel comfortable, supported and accepted you will be engaged. We need to make sure our students have this sense in our classes so they can focus on their success and future. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Donna, This helps to create a supportive and comfortable setting for learning. I always enjoy class introductions and ice breakers because everyone has a good time plus we learn so much about each other. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Leslie, You are bringing application and relevancy to your students in a variety of ways and this is what being a learning leader is all about. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Christopher, Connecting the dots between course content and use in their career is so important. The more this can be done the better prepared our students will be and thus a higher success rate. Thank you for these good comments. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Donna, Repetition of details is very important because students selectively hear what they want to hear many times and they miss some of the details of the course, like due dates. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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