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

Ben, great post and I tend to agree with your point. Can you share some of the techniques you use in how the results of a test are used to enhance the overall learning process of your students? I am sure our readers would be interested in some ideas you could share. Keep up the great work with your students. James Jackson
Tina, to the concept that we learn best from our failures, how do you build a safe learning environment that encourages students to be confident that even through their failures they can learn and grow within your classroom? Of course this does assume your students take the time to properly prepare for the various assessments you provide in the classroom. If a student properly prepares they may still fail an exam. By providing a proper review structure they will learn from their mistakes and have a better recall of that information for later use. James Jackson
Annette, failure is part of learning. In what ways do you encourage your students to learn from their failures within the classroom? The classroom is to be a safe learning environment where failure is part of the overall learning process. The more you can get them comfortable learning from their mistakes the better you will achieve their desired learning outcomes of the course. Thanks for any thoughts you can share on this topic. James Jackson
Chuck, what are some techniques you can use so your students feel more comfortable sharing their results in the classroom? Building a safe learning environment is part of the best practices in achieving desired learning outcomes and if students feel safe they will be more willing to share their successes and failures with their peers. Thanks for any thoughts you can share on this topic. James Jackson
Taylor, do you conduct any type of exercise that reinforces the concept of the first answer is typically the best one? Good to provide tangible examples so students can experience the importance of sticking with their initial answers. James Jackson
Yesenia, I really like your comment on leading by example. Some instructors feel they have different rights than their students and they utilize a do as I say and not as I do mentality. Good to see that your focus is to show students proper behavior by modeling the way versus just telling them what you expect. Keep up the great work. James Jackson
Eric, do you experience any problems being authoritative while showing a good attitude? Some students see these as opposing personality traits and I am interested in your experiences. James Jackson
John, can you share some of your teaching methods that you feel are inspirational to your students and how do you measure such outcomes? Thanks for anything you can share with our other readers. Keep up the great work. James Jackson
Lisa , do you get a lot of students that just do not like the attention or are not comfortable in front of a group? What are some other techniques you can use when you have a group of students that do not like to be the focus of any attention? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Lisa, I agree with your statement about being professional and personable. A good guide will know how to manage the proper balance between personal and professional. James Jackson

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