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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Mindi, As the old saying goes - the definition of insanity. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jeffery, Nice work. This is often a reasonable trade-off. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Andrew, This is a very comprehensive and well directed list. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jeffery, Teaching and organized process for problem solving is one of the most helpful lessons for students. Especially demonstrating that process within a particular specialty, it can provide students with a great foundation self-directed learning within that discipline. Excellent point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Andrew, Very good. Thank you for sharing your "Learning centered" approach. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
ANN, Yes, this is the prevalent opinion in today's online environment. There is a group of research pertaining to advantages of the blended/hybrid classroom over either online or traditional. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mahmoud, Providing the students with praise for accomplishment and additional references is very helpful. The additional courage for Kathy is a good adjustment. Nice work. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Andrew, Your approach is very good. It provides the student with specific, individualized feedback based on the objective criteria of the assignment. Providing this in a constructive and encouraging manner, as you indicated, will likely motivate the student toward higher forms. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jennifer, Thank you for providing this terrific explanation and additional information. You are very correct that the optimal ratio is a dependent variable. Thank you for sharing this contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mahmoud, Yes, the online environment strongly supports the student-centered approach. Most LMS platforms are built within a constructivist learning experience in mind. Very good. Thank you. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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