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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Instructor Enthusiasm

Yaima, Big time important. If we come to our class excited about our subject it rubs off on our students. They start to value what we are teaching them at a much higher level. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Re: Effective Retention Strategies

Linda, Little things (candy) like this build in to big success stories. Keep up the good work of supporting your students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Effective Retention Strategies

David, This is so important in working with high risk learners. This way if they are willing to put forth the effort they know they will have support available to help them be successful. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Linda, Good way to provide support to your students. This way they know that have someone to turn to should they need some further explanation of their assigned work. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Understanding Learner Characteristics

Maikel, Right you are about how to target the learning of your students. Knowing their preferences and characteristics you can customize as you need to to keep them moving forward in their education. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Strategies for Keeping Students Engaged in Learning

Antoinette, This is a good way to keep the students engaged and progressing in their learning. You are giving information as well as advice and support as they develop their knowledge and skills. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Learning from Instructor and Student Introductions

Paula, Good strategies. These are methods that will help the students get settled into the class and start the development of respect between you and the students. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Making a Positive First Impression

Ann, This is so important and it sets the tone for the rest of the class sessions. Getting the students settled in and comfortable is important for future learning and engagement. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Comprehensive Planning for Instructional Success

Ann, So true and so important. These in my opinion sets the stage for success for both the students and the instructor. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Pamela, You make a good point about asking for help. Talking with others can gain you so much information and valuable strategies to use in your own teaching. Gary Dr. Gary Meers

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