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

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James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Ayanna, great post and all too common of a story. Dr. Joe Pace from The Pacific Institute talks about how it takes 11 positives to make up for 1 negative due to how powerful negative influence can be on the human brain. It is for this reason we as instructors need to do all we can to surround our students with as much positive energy as possible. The more positive methodologies we can explore in delivering our lesson plans the more we can assist our students in counteracting against all the negativity in their lives. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Dana, do you share these statistics with your students at the beginning of class? For some students, just knowing that many before them had the same concerns and same fears went on to earn great grades can defuse some of their fears early. The more students can associate their own situation with their peers the more relaxed they become. James Jackson

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Jeremy, what conversations do you have with your students concerning intrinsic versus extrinsic motivators? Such conversations with your students could bring forward a better understanding of your own true motivators. James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Tara, another way of looking at this question is what other techniques can you use to measure their mastery of a subject matter than a traditional assessment? There are many types of assessment tools that do not involve testing such as projects, case studies, discussion, among others. Perhaps the issue is more looking at different ways to measure mastery versus focusing so much of your efforts on figuring out how to make all of your students good test takers. Just a thought. James Jackson

James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Dennis, you can also think of assessment as a measure of how well you have done on transferring the knowledge to your students. Assessments can measure many aspects of teaching and learning. James Jackson

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Fear Factor with Tests

Crystal, not sure I understand why someone has to be first and someone has to be last. An assessment is a measure of the mastery of any given materials based on the type of mastery required by the curriculum. If an instructor is very good at what they do and is able to engage all of their students then the possibility for ALL students to show appropriate mastery should be attainable. Perhaps I just misunderstood the context of the post but I would shy away from focusing on a sport type mentality of winning and losing and focus more on… >>>

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Classroom Discipline

Lamarr, well stated. Acting in the moment rarely yields positive results. Just as a lesson plan is implemented with purpose and intent so to is classroom management and discipline when it becomes necessary. James Jackson

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Self-Doubt

Donna, outstanding post and you have demonstrated the true concept of what Dr. Joe Pace from The Pacific Institute calls Intelligent Heart. We as instructors cannot afford to become personal with our students and it is not in the best interest of our students to allow our emotions to get in the way of proper academic rigor. However there is nothing that says we cannot be empathetic to the needs of our students and be critical thinkers, creative thinkers and problem solvers to continually find new and innovative ways to connect and engage our students which you have obviously been… >>>

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Self-Doubt

Murry, great topic. I also teach computer classes and ask everyone of my students if they can use a microwave to warm up food. If they can use a microwave they can learn how to use a computer. In fact I also associate the microwave to the intelligence of a computer to break through the myth that computers are smart so my students understand that without their knowledge and use of the computer it is more more than an expensive paper weight. Once they realize that computers need them as users to take control they tend to no longer fear… >>>

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Self-Doubt

Dale, great post and critical topic for all instructors. ALL college level materials are hard to some students while others are easier for some students to understand. The focus here is the same techniques work in ALL classrooms and that is to have open and honest conversations and even discourse with your students. If it were easy everyone would do it. The fact that they have taken time and energy to focus on college shows they have the ability to learn any topic if they are willing to ask questions and learn from their mistakes. Every instructor should have similar… >>>

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