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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Accommodating Learner Preferences

William, Good point and one we need to remember as educators when we develop our lesson plans. Make sure we sequence the segments in a way that the students will be able to comprehend and use. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Motivation Factors

Michael, You have listed the profile and challenges of most of my students as well. It is easy to fail because then you can blame everyone but yourself. So the more success we can help them achieve based upon their own effort the higher their motivation is going to be. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructor Enthusiasm

Consuala, I agree. They get excited when we are excited about the field and what is being taught. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Deborah, Such an important part of being an instructor. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Roberto, I agree. When they see they are being successful they get excited about the fact that they are going to be able to complete the course and keeping moving toward their career goals. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Christine, You are on the right track with this approach. This way the different deliveries will touch upon the different learning preferences at different times throughout the course. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Christine, Good way to reinforce learning and help with content retention. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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The Learning Environment Effect

Jozanna, This is a very important part of teaching. The learning environment needs to be inviting and supportive for the students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Your Instructional Style

Kelly, Sounds like a great approach. Have fun with it and enjoy the learning that occurs with your students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Patricia, Excitement is important because if you aren't excited about the field it is for sure the students won't be because you will have dampen their enthusiasm. Good point about why we need to bring excitement to the classroom each time we teach. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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