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

Scott, do you include any test taking tips? For some students just knowing that there are strategies that exist that can make test taking easier can be very beneficial. Some students have been out of formal education for a long time so a review of good test taking strategies could go a long way towards assisting students. James Jackson
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octavia, there are many techniques that can be used but one that I have found useful is to establish a group rating system where the members of the group rate the contributions of the others. Each member is responsible for some part of the group assignment. If other members of the group have to make up for the deficiencies of one of the members then the non-participating member would be rated very low and their grade would result. This helps to teach real life skills in that those that do not contribute to the group may find themselves outside of… >>>

David, the most wonderful sound anyone can hear is their own name so I agree 100% with your statement. What are some of the techniques you have used over the years to master the skill of learning your students names quickly and accurately? James Jackson
octavia, what techniques do you use in your own classrooms to be a guide and also a classroom leader and demonstrate the successful traits you mention? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Glenn, great topic and one worth exploring in depth. What are some of the techniques you use to teach your students the skills of problem solving or teamwork? Do you engage in any case studies or exercises or are there other methods you have found useful? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Deborah, what are some of the techniques you use to better understand self-doubt in your students? On that same subject, how then do you help them overcome their own self-doubt? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Kristina, excellent post and you have the right attitude that is needed by the best of the best instructors. We have all heard that learning is lifelong and we as instructors need to lead our students by example. We do this by remaining on the cutting edge of our subject matter, an understanding of the different learning theories and utilizing different teaching methodologies and recording our results so we know what to continue to use and what to remove from our delivery methods. James Jackson
Thomas, if there were no boss or you were the boss, what would motivate you to excel as an instructor? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Phil, students notice when an instructor is passionate about their subject matter or just going through the motions. Teaching with passion can be contiguous in getting your students excited about the course materials as well. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Alicia, tests in general can give some students a nervous feeling and added anxiety. What steps do you take to prepare your students to be effective test takers? For some institutions they offer workshops that students can attend while others rely 100% on the instructor to manage all test taking strategies. Thanks for any tips you can share on how you prepare your students to be good test takers. James Jackson

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