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

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James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Diane, what are some of the techniques you have used to strengthen their performance? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Sean , your intrinsic motivation really provides an incredible reality to the work we do as instructors. At times, the training we provide can be the difference between life and death. Do you hear back from students that have graduated years earlier that share their experiences and how your training prepared them for difficult decisions? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Nadezhda, great post and provides a great commentary on another important topic of the importance of general education subjects such as writing to the overall curriculum. One technique that has been used with great success is to have guest speakers come into the classroom within an area of profession that is of interest to the students and have them discuss why they feel such general education topics are important within their profession. Students tend to react such sessions in a positive manner. James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Steven, well stated. More work for the instructor is correct but the results are worth the effort. As you read various books and articles on student outcomes, those that achieve their learning goals as instructors tend to be those that put in more effort than their peers that are not achieving the same results. This is the good to great of the teaching profession. James Jackson

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Traits of Successful Instructors

Jacob, I understand your comments but I do feel there are times that you simply need to be honest with your students and if you do not know the answer to a question, simply let them know you do not know but you will find out and get back with them. No one can know everything so if a topic comes up that was not a primary focus of the course but a student is asking a question in a related area, not knowing is not the problem, rather the willingness to get the information to the student and let… >>>

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Improving Classroom Management

Mahnaz, active learning is a proven method of transferring knowledge from instructor to student. Through class activities and discussions you trigger other parts of your student's brain that when properly utilized will allow them better retention of the materials and a deeper understanding of the materials. James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

walter, agreed. The silent routine as well as the instructor looking directly at students with no speaking can be incredibly powerful. A picture is worth a thousand words it has been said and the picture you paint through eye contact and silence is better than any grouping of words you may use. James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Crystal, students can easily tell when their instructor is passionate about the subject matter and about them and their success. Good to see these are traits that are deeply imbedded within you as a person and will greatly assist in your relationship building with your students. James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Michael, your concerns are shared by many. There are no easy answers but most answers will come out of direct communication with your students. What were the motivators for starting school in the first place? What do they feel they are accomplishing by not paying attention in the classroom? Do they feel such practices will be acceptable by their employers? These are but a few questions you can use to create a candid dialog with those students that seem to have another agenda within your classroom. You may also have to consider that it is not 100% their fault by… >>>

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Self-Doubt

Richard, too many students start out thinking they cannot be successful. For many their do not have strong support structures and to fail is much easier than to be successful. Providing a safe environment where they receive continual support and thoughtful care is provided in strengthening their skills sets is how resource deprived students become success stories in our sector of higher education. Thanks for being a great champion in a much needed area of higher learning. James Jackson

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