Jay Hollowell

Jay is the Training Manager at MaxKnowledge. He has over 25 years of experience in the career education and corporate training fields. Jay has worked in the career college sector in various faculty, staff and management positions with an emphasis on curriculum design, faculty development, student retention and placement. He has also worked as independent trainer and consultant. As a certified trainer, Jay has delivered over 1800 hours of corporate and educational training throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and North Africa. He has also served as a career education consultant for Houghton Mifflin Publishing and Harvard Business School Publishing.

Jay has developed and facilitated workshops for numerous career education associations as well as career schools across the country. He currently serves on the regional employer advisory committee for the Virginia Employment Commission. He is also a facilitator for the National Institute for Leaders and participates annually as a guest speaker for the Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry at the Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University. Internationally, he has lectured at the University of Greenwich in London and at the International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at the University of Algarve in Portugal. Jay holds a degree in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and has completed graduate work in management and education.

Course Structure

• Can Start Anytime
• Modular Structure (with online content, quizzes and forums)
• Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
• Faculty Support (facilitator/coach)

Course Length

• 4 Modules
• 4 Hours of Activities (about 1 hour per module)
• 4 Weeks to Complete the Course (1 module/week)
• Can Finish Faster

Completion Requirements

• Study All Modules
• Participate in Module Forum Discussions *
• Achieve 70% on Module Quizzes
• Achieve 70% on Final Quiz (one attempt only)
• Complete Online Course Survey

* You are required to participate in at least one of the module forums. We will assess the level of your discussion activity in the forum(s) in which you participate and may request an additional opportunity to engage you further in the discussion process prior to your certificate being awarded.

Module 1: Developing Your Communication Skills

• Delivering Clear Presentations
• Explaining Clearly
• Using Memorable Examples
• Repeating and Repeating
• Nonverbal Communication
• Movement and Gesture
• Facial Expressions
• Communication Problems
• Master Plan for Master Instructor

Module 2: Organizing Student Learning Groups

• Reasons for Student Monitoring
• Outcomes from Student Monitoring
• Becoming an Effective Monitor
• Student Learning Groups
• Kinds of Learning Groups
• Forming Effective Learning Groups

Module 3: Instructing Diverse Learners

• Understanding Diverse Learners
• Ability and Motivation
• Students with Reading/Writing Deficiencies
• Students with English as the Learning Language
• Facilitating Student Comprehension
• Instructional Supports for Diverse Learners

Module 4: Instructing Learners with Disabilities

• Defining Learning Disabilities
• Frequency and Kinds of Learning Disabilities
• Examples of Dyslexia
• Self-advocacy by Students
• Using Previous Educational Planning
• Accommodating Students with Disabilities

Completion of this Course:

• Certificate of Completion
• 4 Hours of Continuing Education

Completion of Three Courses:

• Certificate of Knowledge in Career College Teaching
• Eligible for MaxPrize*

*MaxKnowledge conducts an annual prize drawing to sponsor a Certificate of Knowledge holder to attend CCA's Annual Convention. U.S. residents are automatically entered in the drawing.

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