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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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Noah, Be having such discussions and interactions with your students you will be able to read their comprehension of the content. Then you can reinforce the content with those that needs some additional examples of how the content applies to their career development. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Motivation Techniques

Khalid, Students like hearing stories of what their instructors have done in their professional lives. Helps students to value the content and expertise that is being shared with them. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Student Feedback

Tahiddie, How do you do this with your students? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Students as Class Members

Tahiddie, What are some ways you do this? Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Khalid, Being approachable forms the foundation for the earning of student respect and development of rapport. Two very important aspects of being an effective instructor. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Wade, Your second sentence says it very well. The more we know the more we can customize and target the instructional needs of our students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Khalid, This is why we need to offer variety in our instructional delivery. We then can target the different student learning preferences and help keep the students engaged. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Being Successful in College

Tahiddie, What are some examples of how you use these examples in your classes. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Accommodating Learner Preferences

Noah, Thank you for sharing this strategy. Instructors are always looking for additional methods they can use to be more effective with their students. This name learning strategy will be of help to us all. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making a Positive First Impression

Amber, Right you are. A good first impression is a solid foundations upon which to build the rest of the course. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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