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

John, games are great tools to assist in getting students engaged and prepared for assessments. What other techniques including other games have you used with success? James Jackson
Dale, excellent comment. Follow through is a critical factor with respect to positive feedback from the results of a quiz. Students need to know that assessments are used as learning tools and not just methods to filter out the least qualified students. James Jackson
Lavetta, good to see you are learning from your students. Lifelong learning is not just for our students and they learn this skill by example from their instructors. James Jackson
Robert, are the student evaluations the only method of measurement of your success? James Jackson
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Craig, how does the school ensure all of the students fit within a specific profile? James Jackson
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Ben, well done. Keep things mixed up but do so with some sense of order. Students like some level of autonomy but also respect structure. James Jackson
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Willis, awesome use of an in-class resource. For some instructors these personal communication devices are a distraction yet you have found a way to make use of such devices as an educational tool. Job well done and thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Randall, there are many that share your belief that conventional testing instruments are not the best method of measuring acquired knowledge through the delivery of a planned curriculum. What techniques can you share that you have used to measure learning outcomes within your courses? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Robin, thanks for sharing. For some instructors they have never directly experienced fear of testing and also have difficulties understanding students that have similar fears. By sharing your own experiences with students they can make more tangible connections to managing and understanding their own fears. James Jackson
Donald, the technique you mention is a good process to follow. Be careful with ranking the different methods however. Knowing your students will assist with knowing which methods will work best with each student. Rarely does one size fit all with respect to teaching methodology and resulting learning outcomes. James Jackson

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