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, Yes, this is a good rule of thumb. Praise in public and correct (individually) in private. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, Yes, the written word can be misunderstood when the rules of syntax and norms are not the same to both sender and receiver. Using a "Netiquette" sheet in your reference documents may help with this. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, Yes, there are a lot of 'experiments' out there with online instructional systems. It will be interesting to see what innovations come out of them. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, You make your point well. It is a solid summation of online in the current state of technology. Do you think technology advancements may change this in any significant way? Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Donald, This is an intriguing perspective. It sounds very plausible. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mara, Very true. The one-to-one interactivity has been verified to be significant in resolving student issues with the material. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Thomas, Very good point. The student makeup of the class has a significant impact. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Hi Bob, Glad to chat with an alum. Your process seems very thorough and comprhensive. Excellent summation. Thank you for sharing your expertise. David, ITDE '04 Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Alexander, Thank you for sharing your insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
James, Creating that learning community in the classroom provides many students with much-needed support. One of my favorite slogans in the online class is "cooperate and graduate." The students seem to like that one, also. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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