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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Increasing Student Retention

Daniel, I agree. That human connection helps to "seal the deal" in terms of student comfort and retention. A point everyone needs to remember as they start a new course. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Michael, Good example of what it takes for students to be successful. Courtesy is owed, respect is earned and rapport is establish. Each one of these steps depends on the outreach an instructor offers to each student. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Feeling Accepted Helps with Success

Daniel, Well said and your point is so important for students to know they have someone that believes in them and their success. Their motivation and desire to be successful expands in relation to the comfort they feel in the learning setting. Keep up the good work of supporting your students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Tammy, I support your effort. The more real world experiences and examples you can share with your students the more application and relevancy they will be able to see in the content you are sharing. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Daniel, You are portraying and living the "human factor" of being educator. This accounts for student engagement and comfort which is essential if students are to stay in school and be successful. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Jessica, Way to go in focusing on the student as a person. This way they know you value their contributions and what to help them have success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Tram, This is so important. Connecting content with application. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Sherry, You have a very well balanced approach to the classroom that provides students with many learning opportunities while keeping them engaged. This is what effective instruction should be about. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Guillermo, Good example of student engagement and content sharing. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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The Learning Environment Effect

Guillermo, What are some successful ways you have found to enhance the engagement of your students? Thanks for sharing with us. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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