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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Mara, Andrew posted a good recommendation. If you "Google" the word you can browse for hours. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Andrew, Thank you. This looks like a good one of the many. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, Yes, the term is fairly relativistic. Many tend to think of small as less than 10. Very indefinite at this point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Andrew, There are some schools that specifically indicate the responses need to be to other students. The idea is to open the communication channels with the other students because some students would 'cling' to the instructor and not venture to interact as much as many others do. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Patrice, Very nice outreach. Your availability to her and your insterest in her success comes through nicely. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, These are all very good possibilities. Excellent reflection on the situation. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Donald, The invitation to the student to provide evidence (when accomplished in an open and accepting context) can differentiate the disruptor from the seeker. Very good. Thanks for sharing your insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Martin, Your "start with the student" approach is terrific. Well stated. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Donald, Nice approach. I like the directness of your process toward the metacoginitive activities. Kathy's inaccurate eval may be an emotional distractor. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Donald, Very good perspective about the overall class. Thank you for sharing that insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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