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

Patrick, instructors lead by example even by accident so what students observe from their instructors provides a critical influence on their behavior. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Patrick, the ability for the instructor to be prepared and to know their students and their learning preferences is key to overall success. Thanks for bringing this critical topic forward. James Jackson
Miriam, what steps do you take to influence the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of your students? Thanks for any information you can share. James Jackson
John, what techniques are you using to build confidence in your students with respect to test taking? If they have had bad experiences in the past, what steps do you feel you can take to overcome these past failures? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Miriam, some text anxiety can come from personality traits so be careful in assuming that well prepared students do not fear tests. What techniques do you use to help students become better test takers? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Cliff, glad you have some takeaways from the class. I hope you never have to deal with a classroom discipline issue but knowing how to handle them if every one comes up is worth a lot and will assist you greatly in getting your classroom back on track faster. James Jackson
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Mindi, good to praise students as they make major leaps of understanding. Good also to have them discuss with the class how they came to this new level of understanding as it can be very important for students to hear from their peers. James Jackson
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Dorothy, OUTSTANDING. Pardon me yelling but I am so excited when someone really gets it. Most students are motivated but we as instructors need to dig at times to figure out how best to assist then in finding their ability to channel and communicate effectively. Thanks for sharing and bringing this critical topic forward. James Jackson
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Mindy, failure is part of learning and learning to evaluate your performance and to get better with each attempt is critical. Help your students to look at the learning process as the place to make mistakes in a safe environment so when they are on a real job site their mistakes will be few and far between. Everyone makes mistakes but those that learn and do not make the same mistakes twice are the ones that get the best jobs and get promoted. James Jackson
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Patricia, great point and good to keep your students focused on the positive. No one knows it all and a learning is lifelong. James Jackson

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