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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James, Very good explanation of these points. There are many approaches and perspectives discussed on this thread. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Avis, This is terrific. Excellent resent example. Thank you for sharing this experience. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Christine, I love the video approach and letting the student know that not understanding on the first try is OK. Nicely done. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jeff, Very important perspective. Excellent approach. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jingxi, Hang in there. The instructional tools and techniques are advancing (not as fast as many would like) to help make teaching online even more productive. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Francisco, It appears that the future online classrooms will move decidedly in the direction you indicated. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Shelley, Yours is an interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing your experience. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Amanda, Many instructors find the grouping of students to be a significant component of total class management. In discussions, class chat sessions, bi-directional lectures/presentations some teachers find it helpful to have the smaller group. Of course, for grading papers and answering individual emails there is little difference. What is your experience? Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jingxi, Your parameters and rationale are in agreeemnt with many. Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Christine, Very good points, especially for your content area. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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