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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Scott, Good description and well suited for the task. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Christina, Excellent instructional approach - modeling the desired behavior. Well done. Thank you for sharing these terrific details. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Michele, Very good reinforcement with the private encouragement. Nicely done. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Scott, Very good observation and summation. Thank you for sharing your insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Leigh, Very good observations. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Erin, Excellent way to "work with" the student. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Matthew, Very good. These are all pertinent points to establish for the learner. The 'way' in which they are made will make the difference for the adult learner. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Leigh, Very good. Staying focused on guiding the student to successfully achieve the class objective(s) is primary. Especially for the adult learners (but this applies to most learners of all ages), by letting "the student know that they are being heard" you can greatly reduce the student's focus on the obstacle created in the mind and redirect toward achievement. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Leigh, Very thorough and instructionally sound. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Robert, Very good. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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