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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Annabel, I agree that today's online environment has serious limitations for many students. Do you think the advancement of technology in the future may help accommodate some of those students not served in the current online clasrooms? Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, All of these outreach efforts on your part are very good. Nice work. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Brian, Helping adult learners accept responsibility is still very much an art. Your approach is very reasonable and probably effective with almost all students on whom you could have an impact. Good post. Thanks. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, This is very inline with what most online instructors indicate, for many of the same reasons. Thank you for your contribution to the forum. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Annabel, This is an excellent list. I have no doubt it has signifiant impact on student success. Nice work. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Ashley , I agree that is often the case in many human to human interface careers from medical to law enforcement to f2f classroom instruction. It is also the case when dealing with fast-paced, time sensitive technologies. Very good point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Laura, Very well stated. While online learning may indeed replace the traditional classroom for cognitive instruction and occupational preparation, the total human experience in the 'real world' that includes all of the senses in combination with cognitive and affective dynamics may never be duplicated. You 'draw' an excellent word picture. Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Carol, These capstone courses provide great opportunity to bring together all of the previously learned knowledge and skills so the students may accurately apply comprehensive solutions to clinical scenarios. Very good. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Carol, This is another very good insight. Continuous improvement of the learning experience for the student entails great deal of reflection, evaluation and instructional realignment. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Carol, I wholeheartedly agree. Sometimes, we as instructors, did not adequately model the "slow down and analyze" mode of operation. Getting our students to apply that is definitely a great challenge for today's instructor. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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