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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Jennifer, That is probably a solid mathematical correlation as well. Do you provide any additional instruction about the required discipline? Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jennifer, This is a sound approach. Good job. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Amanda, Thank you for sharing the thought process you encountered. These are many of the same things encountered by other online instructors. Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, These minor, but powerful, techniques are often highly effective when we remember to use them. Very good strategies. Thanks for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, Very good responses to these students. Encouraging and accessible are two instructor traits that are highly associated with online student success. Very nice. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, Providing examples is a great modeling method for online. Then encourage with questions for deeper engagement from the students. Excellent method. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Amanda, This is good feedback and a great reminder for all of us when we teach online. We can use reminders just like our students. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Amanda, Very good. This is a solid foundation. Good post. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, Yes, this is often the reality of these circumstances. However, many f2f instructors are incorporating Socratic techniques as part of their lectures to get the students to participate in a more active role and create a real-time class discussion and less of a 'one-way' lecture. Thank you for sharing this insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, I like that you include the affective goal of an enjoyable experience. Very nice. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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