James Jackson

Location: chicago, il

About me

James is the Senior Associate at JAJ & Associates, Adjunct Faculty and eLearning Consultant at MaxKnowledge and member of the Board of Advisors of Dream Catchers Global. James was the Associate Provost of Faculty Development, President of the Online Division at Harrison College and the Director for the Center of Technology Resources for Indiana Business College. Because of his extensive background in technology and his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for assisting aspiring business owners, James has provided his leadership/project management skills in many start-up operations mentoring dozens of young leaders over his career. All providing great growth opportunities for his stakeholders.

James has developed more than 50 courses and dozens of programs in the areas of technology, business, progress management and general education. James has been an instructor for more than 15 years during which time he provided training to over 500 trainers and more than 5000 students. His academic background includes a Masters of Education in Occupational Training and Development and is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in Higher Education Administration emphasis on Strategic Enrollment Management. James enjoys working with students and assisting them through complex concepts which he is able to turn into easy to understand and usable skills.

A full profile of my professional career is available on LinkedIn:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesajacksonjr

Connect with me on LinkedIn and here in the Lounge.

Interests

my family, golf, tennis, swimming, and participating in youth sports.

Skills

faculty development, elearning, program and curriculum development, project management, business analysis and technology integration

Activity

James Jackson

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Traits of Successful Instructors

Letitia, all great traits. Can you think back to a time when you were the student? What were some of the traits of your favorite instructions and which traits were the most noticeable from your least favorite instructors? How can this type of reflection be of value to you as an instructor? Thanks for anything you care to share. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Improving Classroom Management

Tracey, teaching is as much an art form as it is a learned skill. Observing other great instructors and how they manage situations you yourself want to become more skilled is a great technique and demonstrates your dedication to the teaching arts. I have also used other techniques such as requesting others to observe my classroom and teaching skills and I have also video tapped my classroom sessions for self reflection or discussion with those more skilled than myself. I have used this analogy many times, you only need to look to the world of athletics and specifically college athletics… >>>

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Improving Classroom Management

David, excellent point. Your students need to expect that you will begin on time and end on time. Coming in late will require them to do more work to catch up with notes from others in their class or to review any documents you may provide for them after a course is completed. There are some institutions that require an instructor to stop what they are doing, catch late arriving students up when they show up late and for my two cents, this is really a bad situation. For one, it shows other students that there is nothing to value… >>>

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Fred, great technique when you have the supplies to support. I have also used an assortment of gums and candies including those with dietary restrictions. One of the questionnaires I would have students fill out, especially for shorter duration courses of 5 weeks or less, included a brief series of questions about treats they prefer and if they have any dietary restrictions. The stores that offer bulk purchases and also offer specials tend to be great for stocking up with these types of positive reinforcement techniques. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Linda, your methodology really resonates with how this course was designed. A comparative analysis between the learning outcomes of your students and those of others within your environment that may not be using similar affirmative methods would be very interesting to review. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson

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Improving Classroom Management

Dr.PAVAN, can you share some of the methods you use to evaluate shortcomings of your students? Based on your evaluations, how do you know what actions you need to take to reach the achievable goals you set for your students. Thanks for any information you can share and that could be of assistance to others reviewing the post. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Donald , praise in public but discipline in private. Always a good policy to follow. James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Reginald, good job sticking to your policy. If they are that indespensible then they are either not training their staff very well or are not delegating enough of their functions to others. Looks to me like they need their time in the classroom. James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Christine, thanks for sharing. Sometimes students just need to know you will not give in and by asking them to take their own time to resolve an issue can be an instant motivator to stop the disruptive behavior. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Rebecca, good for you. Too many instructors today use the excuse of how they were taught as an explanation for not wanting to try new techniques. There was a time in human history where the weak of the community were cast out for fear of bringing down the rest of the tribe. Thank goodness we learn as we grow and new techniques can be used to allow even greater growth and building skills. James Jackson

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