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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Ola, Yes, providing extensive encouragement and letting them know you care is sometimes all that is left to be done. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Pamela, This seems like an ideal ratio that many instructors could endorse. Do you have one or two specific rationale points to support this position for your particular course? Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Deborah, This is very true for most online classrooms, today and the recent past. Do you think the current trend of utilizing more and more audiovisual communication in the online classroom will assist with this workload for the instructor? Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Linda, This can be a good way to build trust and patience, if the student is able to "soon see the rationale." Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Deborah, Very good. If it is working well, keep up the good work. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Deborah, Yes, today's online environment is extremely text-dependent. Do you think the Online classroom will ever implement the technologies in such a way that it is mostly audiovisual? (Especially since the audiovisual can all - synchronous and asynchronous - be recorded.) Thank you for sharing your insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Deborah, Yes, these all should be included. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
George, Your focus on timely and accurate feedback ("...open and instantaneous communications" and "...know what they signed up for.") is something of which some instructors do not maximize the benefit. Thank you for your excellent contributions to these discussion forums. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
George, Thank you for sharing your in-depth insights into the 'how and why' of the online pedagogical processes you employ. Very well done. I've been teaching since 1986 and I started teaching online in 1999. The cell phone has been a terrific 'shortcut to me' for many of my students. Your explanation of how you use the cell phone is helpful. I like the way you have independently explained the interactive dynamics of the components in your online class. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
George, Your recognition and inclusion of the multiple 'types' of student participation in the discussion boards is excellent, as well as the benefits you point out. Very nice. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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