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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Lois, Your "out loud" collaborative approach sounds fantastic. Congratultions on your increased pass rates. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Paul, That is a very useful implementation of the higher end of critical thinking. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lawrence, Yes, helping them become self-directed learners is a big challenge for many online instructors...with a big payoff for the student when the effort is successful. Excellent point. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Jeffrey, Providing the examples to model acceptable responses is a good strategy. Your follow-up procedure is also solid. Thank you for contributing your insight. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Rebecca, I like your incremental approach. Thank you for contributing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Sunshine, You have explained well your very sound approach. Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Virginia, Thank you for contributing your experience to our forum. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Debbie, Well done. Thank you for contributing your practices. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Gene , Well stated. Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Joseph, Your explanation is excellent. The continuous re-evaluation (and subsequent improvement) is one of the marks of professional excellence. Best wishes to you on your adventures. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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