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

Craig, just as good reviews from students can be positive motivation, do you perform any type of analysis on the negative comments with respect to any changes in your lesson plans or delivery methods? James Jackson
Kristina, have you conducted any type of analysis to review the pass rates of those that do homework and attend class versus those that do not perform such tasks? Could be interesting data to share with your students. James Jackson
Benedict, can you share which times you have used tests successfully as a disciplinary tool? Any results you could share would also be beneficial to our readers. James Jackson
Carla, great point and I would be interested in others perspective on your comment about increased drop rates. Is this a desired outcome for some institutions to reach certain numbers to show academic integrity or some other outcomes we may not fully understand? James Jackson
Michelle, how do you get students to interact and become active learners during your PowerPoint lectures? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Gayle, do you track your "Bug-a-boos" from class to class to see if you can pick up any trends? Such analysis can assist you in making updates to your lesson plans so the more difficult topics or at least the topics that students hang up on the most become the topics you provide additional assistance on during your normal class sessions. Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Stephen, when you say they are pushed through the system does that imply that students are given grades to pass? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Karen, maximizing review opportunities is one key element to increased learning. Not all programs provide ample review opportunities but for those that do you should take full advantage. Just as important is your ability to relate the materials to concepts may already know. James Jackson
Discussion Comment
Paul, was this a single conversation that seems to do the trick or was this a process over time that needed repetition? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
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Angela, well stated. For many students the fear of making a mistake can get in their way of the learning process. James Jackson

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