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

Hilary, hearing back from students is incredibly gratifying and can be a more powerful motivator for instructors than money. James Jackson
Earl, great comparison. We are not trying to rehabilitate our students we are working to assist them in the acquisition of knowledge. Some students simply need to be told that our roles as instructors is not to give them knowledge, rather knowledge needs to be acquired. Testing can be an effective part of that process but is not the only tool available. James Jackson
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Deborah, great use of technology and demonstrates the power of creative thinking. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Heather, I want to make sure I understand your statement. You are equating a pop quiz to effective understanding of the class rules and expectations? What research are you going by with respect to this alignment of teaching and learning? After one class session of rules and expectations the students are expected to be ready to be assessed on the information? Please discuss your learning theory here so the group can better understand and provide feedback. James Jackson
Ernest, what flexibility do you offer to your students in return for their flexibility on the delivery of the course outline? James Jackson
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Robert, what techniques can you share that you use to build confidence in your students. Knowledge, practice and repetition is somewhat vague. If it takes 10 attempts to build confidence is this allowed? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Sandra, anything more you can share concerning the student? We're you able to assist them in feeling better about their abilities? If so, please share what you did to bring the student to a new level of self awareness. James Jackson
David, do you have any techniques outside of assessments that allow you to measure the learning outcomes of your students? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Brian, how do you monitor the team work to ensure all students are contributing versus a select few that have all the answers? James Jackson
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Ted, what outstanding examples to share with your students. Keep the names neutral as it is not important students know who these people are but knowing you have seen such transformations personally can really assist in students connecting with your story. James Jackson

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