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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Fear Factor with Tests

mary, awesome job focusing on reaching beyond the minimum. I have always found value in discussing my grading rubrics with students and establishing clear guidelines as to what will be necessary to achieve each grade level. I also associate that excellent work results in the highest grade while good work is above average and fair work is average or the minimum to pass. These terms seem to resonate with students more than just letter grades. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

mary, I like your focus on getting some questions per chapter. What steps do you take to also ensure there are questions that address the objectives of the course? Another technique to consider is to know what level of bloom's taxonomy is required for the specific objectives and then have students provide the appropriate questions that address the required learning outcome and to what level of mastery. James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Gina, games and simulations are great learning tools. Especially the ones that keep track of strengths and weakness areas of the student's knowledge base. Such tools are also great for instructors to monitor high risk areas of knowledge where more course discussions may be needed based on the results of the instruments. James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Shanna, great technique as long as you are meeting the overall objectives of the course. When they develop their courses do you lay out any guidelines such as the number of questions within each learning objective of the class? Thanks for any additional information you can share. James Jackson

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Traits of Successful Instructors

Roy, a buddy tends to be someone who will take your side on an issue or provide comfort when you are down. A guide is the person that takes you out of your comfort zone to take you to that next level of skill, knowledge, or ability. Dr. Joe Pace from The Pacific Institute would say to have an intelligent heart which is the guides that cares, this is still different from the buddy as it is explained in the course. Please share your thoughts here, it is OK to disagree and create some dialog here. Thanks for anything you… >>>

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Improving Classroom Management

Sonny, glad you enjoyed the course and very excited to hear of your experiences as you implement these new techniques. Please visit back from time to time and share your experiences. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Theodore, creating small winning scenarios can be successful in any learning environment. Computer courses may be an easy example but all learning objectives can be achieved by strategically creating small wins for students and then building upon these lessons learned. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Eva, assessments are one of many tools that can be used to enhance the learning experience of students. Can you share any other techniques you have used as a learning tool other than assessments? James Jackson

James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Peter, excellent observation. Student diversity has been growing according to many of the instructors that participate in these discussions. Having an understanding of the different learning disorders can provide great insight and better allow you to understand your students. Where one instructor will assume a student is not motivated, another instructor with proper knowledge and understanding will be able to identify a learning limitation and apply different teaching techniques to better accommodate a student. James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

Letitia, can you share any specific techniques you are looking to implement within the next couple of weeks? James Jackson

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