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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Effective Motivation Techniques

Rosalyn, So true and so important for both teaching and learning success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Jeffrey, Great to hear and I am excited about the success you are going to have. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Adapting Your Instructional Strategy

Sean, Very good point and one that instructors need to remember as they prepare each lesson. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Judy, This is a great way to use life experiences of your students to reinforce and expand learning opportunities in your course. This really build their self confidence because as you say they learn they know more than they think they do with this method. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Bill, What types of contests have been most successful for you to use? Thanks for you input on this. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Eugene, So important in establishing the value of the content you are offering them. They can see that you are basing your standards on what will be expected of them in the work world. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Bill, How do you reward these scores. Food, recognition,???? Thanks for your input on this. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Karine, They really do. So the more we can remind them of what is going to occur in the class over the next few weeks the more they will be engaged in the learning process. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Kate, This is a great way to start an online class because the students get to see all of the contribution points as well as supports that they have available. Thanks for sharing this format with us. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Kate, I like all of the different input points your are asking your students to contribute. All of this information gives you a good idea of the backgrounds and goals of your students. This information will greatly enhance your instructional planning. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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