Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

About me

Dr. S. David Vaillancourt currently serves as the Vice President of Academic Affairs for the College of Health Care Professions based in Houston, Texas. Prior to this post he worked as an e-Learning consultant for companies across the USA. His primary research focus over the past four years has been the development of online learning Engagement Metrics. Dr. Vaillancourt’s 27 years of service in education includes multiple levels of experience in both private and public educational institutions. His professional positions include Online Campus President for Virginia College, National Dean of ITT's Online Division, Director of Education for Ultimate Medical Academy, President of a two-campus allied health college in Utah, Certified Cisco Academy Instructor, Master Certified Novell Instructor, and K-12 public school science teacher.

Dr. Vaillancourt’s BS and MS in Education were earned from Samford University in 1983 and 1989, respectively. He completed his Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University in May 2004. Dr. Vaillancourt designed, founded and chaired the non-profit National Math Bee (2006-2011), which provided an online learning community for over 15,000 elementary school mathematics students in 37 states across the country.  He was a US Army soldier prior to his career in education.

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Kelly, Very sound procedure. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Kelly, Very nice 'carrot' to bring a sense the reality of their success. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
kevin, Yes, a more careful choice of verbiage is need because the nonverbal communication is no longer available to supply nuances of meaning. Very good point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Byron , Yes, alleviating this anxiety when to expect instructor responses is a major boost for many onlines students. They need the security of definite things they can count on. Very good. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
kevin, This is very true for so many of our online students in today's career colleges. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Keisha, Very supportive, encouraging and it remains focused on acheiving the objectives of the class. Very nice. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Shannon, Very good. Asking questions and confirming the correct points of responses are both great discussion boosters. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Bruce, Your multiple facet approach seems very thorough. I expect it provides some good results for you. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Laura, Role playing with multiple related scenarios is an excellent instructional method. This gives the students a multi-dimensional understanding of the many components involved. Veery nice. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
James, Good discussion. Well stated. Thank you both for your contributions. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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