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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Students as Class Members

Katherine, These parings like this are great ways to develop respect for each other and for them to share their newly acquired knowledge. This benefits everyone. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Increasing Student Retention

Mary, Right you are about the instructor needing to be the learning leader. It is our job to facilitate learning in numerous ways to get and keep the students engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Comprehensive Planning for Instructional Success

Robert, I agree. When you arrive early what are some ways you interact with your students? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Mary, You make a very key point in your last sentence. The student is there to learn and be a part of the career developing process and we need to keep this in mind as we do our instructional planning. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Reasons for Enrolling

Travis, Good point. This is valuable information to have as it helps you to customize your approach depending on the information you find out about your students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Joseph, That is why I like smaller classes as well. Most of my are 70 or more students so I welcome the opportunities I have to work with smaller classes and interact more closely with individual students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Tammy, What a great background you have. Elementary teachers get so many different strategies to use in their training. I find that most of them apply to adults as well so they have many educational tools they can use to engage their adult students. I wish you much success in your teaching. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Ed, You are right on with your analysis. All of these different delivery formats contribute to the engagement process. This is how you keep a class moving forward. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Gina, So true. It is essential as a directional document. It shows the students the expectations, polices, and requirements of the course so they can refer to it throughout the course and know they are heading the right direction. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Lairlyn, What are some successful strategies you use to create a positive first impression? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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