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

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Jennifer, how do your students first become aware of these resources? Does your institution collect any data to assist them in knowing which tools are utilized and which ones work better than others? Thanks for any information you can share. James Jackson
Brenda, the best form of flattery is when a peer comes to you for assistance or advice. I cannot think of a more compelling reason to want to be an excellent instructor than to be accepted by your peers. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Samantha, great post. Students can tell easily which instructors are interested in their success and which ones are there just to do a job. Your comments suggest strongly that you have a true interest in the success of your students and take the extra steps needed to help them become successful. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
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Mathias, what lessons have you taken away from the group discussions that could be used to gain more participation? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Colleen, what are some of the reasons students have provided as to why they do not want to participate? Are they just there to continue earning a stipend as part of their financial aid or do they provide good feedback that has allowed you to make changes in your presentations and group projects that have lessened the number of rejections over time? Thanks for anything you can provide. James Jackson
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Deborah, working among the groups is the key element in your comments here. If students know you are part of their conversations and not just the recipient of a summary they are much more likely to perform in the manner you intended. James Jackson
Ranee, great point and one I agree with 100%. Words develop pictures in our minds so knowing which words to use can be critical. Discuss such language issues with your students as part of the first day meeting. How would they like the assessment part of the class to be managed so it is less stressful? When students feel they are part of the solution they will more readily participate in your lesson plans. James Jackson
Tim, the assessment portion of curriculum development is a key piece of the teaching and learning equation. Using testing as a means of punishment is not typically a formal part of a curriculum so I totally agree we as instructors need to avoid using testing as a means of punishment. Every assessment should have a strategic role in how to achieve the learning objectives. James Jackson
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Stephen, the projects themselves may be new but are the problem solving and thinking skills totally new as well? A student may not know how to use Microsoft Word but they may be familiar with another document processing program so their skills can be re-utilized but they need to be guided how their old skills can be applied to a new technology. If the skills they need are totally new I am very interested how you go about developing the new skills they will need. Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Peggy, great post and 100% accurate. We as instructors need to be incredibly mindful of the power our words hold. This is why we need to focus on the positive and always find ways to positively motivate our students versus breaking them down. For some students they are around negative talk and negative experiences the majority of their day, their time in the classroom should always be positive and uplifting. James Jackson

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