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

Craig, very well stated. Just like an actor in a play, while on stage your always remain in character and play your role. Leave the real-world outside of your classroom and outside of the institution. While in the presence of students, be positive, be scholarly, be professional. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Todd, can you share any of your techniques used in your classroom with respect to the use of assessments and how they are used to enhance the learning process? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Harold, very well dome and such dedication moves you into the category of great versus just good. There are many good instructors but we need more GREAT instructors such as yourself. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Sean, great to hear you focus on the TEAM. All too often I see instructors refer to their situations as individuals. So much more can be accomplished with the student body when the faculty work together versus individually. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Linda, I agree 100%. Testing in an academic setting is still a learning experience and if the students cannot learn anything from the testing process then there is something very wrong with the testing process at any institution. There is always room for that one critical testing experience where the instructor may want to simulate exact conditions of a certification exam so no help would be available but such extreme testing should be limited and not represent the majority of assessments in any academic setting. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Traits of Successful Instructors

Nancy, what are some take-a ways you will utilize within your own classroom? James Jackson

James Jackson

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Traits of Successful Instructors

Nancy, what are some of the ways you define professionalism? How do you personally go about presenting your self to your students? James Jackson

James Jackson

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Small Groups

Sean , you bring forward a critical concept. By taking the time to know each of your students you are able to determine best practices for each of your classrooms and academic plans for each of your students. One size does NOT fit all and we as instructors must take the time to learn about our students and how best to achieve our academic goals for the classroom and for our students. James Jackson

James Jackson

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School Discipline

Elizabeth, treating all students equally is a very important factor. Each instructor however will enforce the rules a bit differently. The more the faculty communicate as a team the more consistency that can be applied to all classrooms and all students. If each member of the faculty operate as an independent unit then consistency will be difficult to achieve. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Improving Classroom Management

Doris, managing a classroom of 2 can be difficult in that there are not really enough students to engage in deep discussions. Of course the students may benefit as they get much more of your direct attention. I prefer a classroom with a minimum of 8 students. This size tends to allow for good discussions and allows me time to get around to each student and provide them with very personalized attention. This is not to say a classroom of 15 to 20 is not manageable but the larger size does require some different techniques and less time that can… >>>

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