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

Paul, great point about allowing students to discover. There are times we as instructors are tempted to just give students the answers as we feel we are doing them a favor. The best approach is to lead them to the answer but allow them to discover for themselves the truths and facts about any given situation. They will remember the information to a great detail and for a longer period of time. James Jackson
Lindsey, well stated. Students can tell easily which instructors are motivated by student success versus material rewards. The more students that can see your passion will result in more students showing up on that dean's listing. Keep up the great work. James Jackson
Anthony, well stated. The focus of all professionals including us as instructors is to ensure you give all you can each and every day. As long as you can look in a mirror and say to yourself you did your best, you are doing well above average. : - ) We cannot reach 100% of our students but we want to give 100% at all times. James Jackson
andre, excellent explanation and one other instructors should consider. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Tina, well stated. The title of instructor does not by itself guarantee respect. Students respect those that earn their respect and it cannot be forced. Yes you can bully them to some extent but you will never be truly accepted if they do not trust and respect you and your lesson plans. James Jackson
Discussion Comment
Terence, group dynamics are critical and the more you can get to know your students the better you can guide the groups and the group dynamics. Keep up the great work. James Jackson
Sandra, great post and good to see that even with a short duration course you are making time to set the guidelines for success. The more you can focus on establishing a set of control and confidence on the first day of any new group activity the better overall results you will experience. James Jackson
andre, what conversations do you have with your students about test taking techniques? Such conversations may reduce their concerns of being tricked. It is also good to teach them how to breakdown a test question and how to eliminate the obviously wrong responses so they are left with the best choices. James Jackson
Devon, do you share your own text anxiety issues with your students? Sharing such details may give them a stronger sense of security that they are not along and that you understand their concerns. James Jackson
Barbara, thanks so much for getting back and sharing. Sounds like a great process. Keep up the great work. James Jackson

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