James Jackson

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

Cara, great use of a learning and teaching tool that builds confidence in your students while enjoying an activity at the same time. James Jackson
Denise, you are correct. As long as your statement is the focus of assessment development, the testing process can be a great boost to student confidence and student success. James Jackson
joseph, well stated. Leading by example and providing a model of behavior are essential to effective teaching. James Jackson
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Kathy, great point. A technique I have seen used successfully is to explain to students how failure is part of the learning process. A natural progression towards some level of mastery is the intended outcome so early failures will turn into later success. By discussing this process with students they are more willing to move forward with less doubt. James Jackson
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david, really great point and is a fundamental technique in teaching with respect to teach, demonstrate and then do. It is the repetition of both instruction and performance the translates into transfer of knowledge and skill. James Jackson
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Gregory, great point you bring forward. By creating small "win" situations students gain more confidence to accomplish more complex tasks. James Jackson
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Mark , what was it about her skill set that led you to offering a position? What type of a case study could you create that could be of value to other students with self-doubt issues? James Jackson
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Emily, thanks for sharing. Remaining positive and encouraging students through positive reinforcement of the lesson plan has its advantages. James Jackson
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Bruce, you are not alone and there are no simple solutions. It really all comes back to the institution and the stance they want to take. As an instructor you need the support of your administration to control such matters. One line of thought is to work with your instructional design team and come up with useful mobile tools that make the most use of such technology in the classroom. While another line of thought would suggest working with your administration to enforce some level of (zero tolerance rule) and gives you the empowerment to ask students to leave the… >>>

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Karissa, Wow, you bring a new meaning to "Hands on Instruction". What a great example of putting yourself in the lesson plan and adjusting to the needs of your students. Thanks so much for sharing and I think you have the best job ever. : - ) James Jackson

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