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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Making Your Expectations Clear

Susana, This way you know they have cognitively internalized the required procedures and are ready to move to the next phase. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructors as Role Models

Karen, This is why you need to be a positive role model for your students so they will be able to see the how a person in their career field needs to conduct him/herself. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructors as Role Models

Joyce, By doing so you are demonstrating your commitment to your field and to your profession as an educator. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivating Learners

Frank, Relevancy and application are the two key elements of instruction and you are giving your students both of them with this approach. This helps make the content come alive. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Reinforcement as Motivation

David, This is a very effective way to teach. They are getting multiple ways to reinforce the content in their minds as they work through the lectures and then the applications. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Melissa, I like this approach because they are going to spend their lives in the real world. The better prepared they can be to enter it the easier it is for them to achieve career success. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Kimberly, You are right about how encouragement goes a long way in student motivation. The more success they can see the greater their engagement is going to be. So we need to keep focusing on their successes and help them move toward their career goals. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Daniel, It really is. Moving with a forward focus to success is what it is all about. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Instructor REFOCUS

Melonie, Spoken like a true educator. You are bringing your passion to the class each time it meets. This is so important if you are going to model the level of professionalism you want from your students. Enthusiasm is catching as you know and with it come enhanced learning. A win win for everyone. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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The Human Factor in Retention

Mary, Right you are. So important to the continued success of our students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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