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

Dedre, great exercise and requires very clearly defined rules and expectations on the first day of class and continually during the duration of the course. James Jackson
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shelina, well done. Positive reinforcement helps to reduce the sting of discovering some of their work was less than perfect. James Jackson

Bobbie, for some students a quiz is like speaking in front of a large group. This can be a difficult concept for those that have never had test anxiety. Being unprepared can be a reason students do not perform well on tests but for some students they know the material well but are not able to demonstrate their knowledge on a test. The focus here is to bring awareness and just remind instructors to take time to speak with anyone in your class that may not be performing well on tests. If their lack of performance can be related to… >>>

Kelly, mixing education with entertainment (edutainment) assists in making your lesson plans more engaging to your students. James Jackson
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Donna, well done in getting your students focusing on the positive and having positive thoughts before beginning your finals. Do you have any data you can compare final exam score before you began this practice to your results now? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Richard, sharing your personal experiences can be a good tool to getting students more comfortable with their own self-doubt. Could also be valuable for all students share their experiences so others can better appreciate they are not alone in their concerns. James Jackson
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Robert, great job setting the stage early for a roadmap to success. Adult learners like to know in advance how their education will get them where they want to go. James Jackson
Dave, please report back and share your results. First hand data is always interesting to view. Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Cynthia, great point and in my experience of 14 years there has ALWAYS been a root cause of student misbehavior. Interesting side note, there are some colleges that have reported a significant reduction in classroom disruptions when they introduced a counseling element into their environment. The ability for students to have access to a professional counselor gives them a trusted outlet for their issues that are not academic in nature. Your story seems to demonstrate this issue to some extent as you were able to identify a root cause of the disruption outside of anything academic in nature. Thanks for… >>>

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Sarah, providing encouragement is key and having faith in your students is critical to them overcoming their own perceptions of doubt versus confidence. James Jackson

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