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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Otis, This is a terrific perspective to compare. I think a lot of online instructors can relate to your description of (damage control) with the higher numbers. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
James, These are all excellent proactive measures. Thanks for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Perry , I like your intial establishment of the 'comfortable tone' before implementing your very thorough procedure. Nicely done. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Perry , Well done and very thorough. Thank you for sharing your ideas. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
CAROL, Yoyr opening statement says it all. You provided very helpful recommendations for building the class community. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Erin, These are all very reasonable. Nice job. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Erin, You are correct that the ambiguity is an ongoing issue. Students can sometimes find very valid alternative meanings to some of the instructions. Good point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Perry , These are well defined communication objectives. Nicely done. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
CAROL, This is very well delineated. The time management tasks are an excellent observation. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Samia, Good idea to provide the external information. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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