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

Discussion Comment

Fear Factor with Tests

Lamarr, good job and what a great way to be innovative. Students appreciate those instructors that are obviously working to be different and capture their attention. Anything that stands out of the norm tends to yield great dividends with regards to achieving desired learning outcomes. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Michael, what are some of the techniques you use to improve the test taking skills of your students? Do you offer other methods of assessing their knowledge of the subject matter that does not involved a traditional test or exam? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Classroom Discipline

John, what a great statement and very true. You are as likely to encounter an adolescent 40 year old as you are a mature 25 year old student. Maturity is more a matter of the mind than it is chronological age. The focus then becomes more a matter of learning more about your students and their motivations to be successful and working towards achieving those goals. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Motivating those who are behing

Michael, hard to discuss this topic without asking how students end up in your class if they have not met the prerequisite. If the prereq is clearly marked in the college course catalog and the student selects the course then you seem to be doing all you can by providing them with guidance on how they can catch up through additional resources. If on the other hand students are placed in your course without any control then this seems to be very unfair to the student and I for one would feel more strongly about offering even more resources such… >>>

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Classroom Discipline

Lisa , silence can be a very powerful tool as well as brief and general statements. As you identify the repeat offenders you may still need to consider private counseling to better understand the root of the issue. For some students they simply do not realize they are being disruptive. For others they simply need to be acknowledged and crave personal attention. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

David, we as instructors never know what raw materials our students will have when they arrive. All we can do is assess each situation and use their raw talents to guide them in a direction that leads them to being successful. Each journey will be different but the process is typically the same in that we find a baseline and then continually move our students further towards an end goal. For some the difference between the base and end goal will be significant and require more of our time and effort. I have found these students to be the most… >>>

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Self-Doubt

Linda, every student is different and some require more effort than others. In the end I cannot think of anything more fulfilling as an instructor than to witness one of your students being successful when they started out with confidence issues and were intimidated by the material. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Edward, great post and provides a very important message. We all fail but what makes us different is our ability to learn from our mistakes and make corrections along the way. The classroom should be the place we learn how to make these corrections so we can be successful when we are working and mistakes can be more costly. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Jon , well stated. A little confidence can go a long way. For some students they are not exposed to a lot of positive energy so the more you are able to generate in the classroom the more your students will respond in a positive manner. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

brittany, for some students motivation is not enough and they will experience barriers that can look like they lack motivation. By providing the one on one attention you provide a great opportunity for each student to show you their limitations and together you are able to work them out. Keep up the great work. James Jackson

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