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

Christopher, well stated. The focus here is to earn the respect of your students by achieving the learning outcomes that will prepare them for the next level of classes and for their future careers. Sometimes this will require taking students outside of their comfort zones which usually does not take place with the buddy instructor and to engage students and learn from them as they learn from you which does not take place as a controller instructor. James Jackson

Katie, you need to be able to open up to a limit so you can get them to open up. This does not require you to share your most personal aspects of your life but it is important you create some neutral facts about your life so students will open up to you. For example you would not need to share with them any difficult times in your life specifically but it can be a positive experience that students know your life is similar to theirs if this turns out to be the case. Another example would be to let… >>>

Daniel, great comment. We need to inspect what we expect from our students and we do so in a caring and compassionate manner. Students do need to be trained how to be accountable and this is part of our charge as their instructor. James Jackson
Betsy, well stated and remember that a quality guide is always in control and can relate to students they care about the students future and course outcomes. Keep up the great work. James Jackson
Clifton, a guide can still share some of the traits of a buddy but the real focus is on student outcomes. Better to have their respect and see them successful than always looking to have them like you as a friend. Friends rarely challenge each other to go outside of their comfort zones while we as instructors need to make this a common practice. James Jackson
David, can you share some of the ways you lead by example? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Eric, you may want to consider the traits of the guide versus controller and buddy. A good guide can create a fun yet disciplined learning environment. I am interested in your thoughts or let me know if you disagree. James Jackson
Timothy, do you ever discuss the importance of these traits with your students? May be a good learning opportunity for them as they grow and learn how to earn their own level of respect from their peers and colleagues. Thanks for sharing. James Jackson
Enrique, what techniques do you use to better understand the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators of your students? Do you engage in any conversations about the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation? Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson
Paul, think of intrinsic as those things that motivate you if money were no object. If you won the lottery, would you still teach and why. The answer to the why would be your intrinsic motivators. Thanks for anything you can share. James Jackson

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