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

Sharon, some students have a true issue with anxiety. The focus of this topic is to bring more attention to the realities of diversity and how every student is different. Not all students that score poorly on a test can be labeled as if they insufficiently studied or were prepared for the exam. Through discussion and understanding you may find that some of your students know the material very well but do not perform well on certain types of tests. Take some time to speak with your students that did not perform well on tests and make sure their lack… >>>

Heidi, transition takes time and what is inspiring about your post is you know where you are and where you want to go. In my experience of 14 years I see you in the upper 5% of instructors. Keep moving forward and you will go from a good instructor now to a great instructor in the near future. We as professionals never reach protection but we find joy and satisfaction in this pursuit. James Jackson
Robert, great job. Students view us as instructors from many different angles and we must always be positive and motivational. They are students and are expected to fail from time to time. We are professionals and must always be the model to follow and lead by example. James Jackson
Maksuda, well stated and is in alignment with an old saying: Praise in public but provide corrective instruction in private. James Jackson
Robert, greatly appreciated and not long winded when you have great information and techniques to share. Thanks again. James Jackson
Amy, what a great way to know you are doing something right. There are several domains of effective teaching. One is how you assess the learning outcomes of your students and another is if students ask for you by name. For those instructors that are able to achieve both, we all need to take notes and learn their techniques. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Rochelle, recordings and having a colleague provide you with a review of your classroom technique are both great methods of improving yourself. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Sole, mimicry is the most flattering form of acceptance and praise we as instructors can receive in both our peers and our students. This is why leading by example is just as important in education as it is in business. James Jackson
Caren, the passionate instructors tend to be the ones experiencing increases in their paychecks. Looks like your intrinsic and extrinsic motivators go hand in hand. : - ) James Jackson
Kimberly, there are no boring subjects just boring presentations but I understand your statement. Keeping students engaged is as much an art form as it is a science. Students that find themselves engaged and invested in the subject matter tend to perform higher on assessments and their ability to demonstrate subject mastery. James Jackson

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