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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Chris, It does seem that the bureaucratic levels required for establishing consistent standards, as you point out, do impose a difficult challenge for classroom, exploratory learning. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Marivic, Your comments, sadly, resonate with many teachers. As difficult as it is, most teachers I know work hard to both "get in the way" and encourage toward success at the same time. Thank you for sharing your insights. Good post. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Chris, The lifelong learner, as you so aptly pointed out, has a great foundation for critical thinking. Excellent points. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
June, You are so very right on all accounts. Excellent examples. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Margarita, Very good exhortation. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Marivic, Immersion so the full impact of the circumstance then leading via questions. Excellent! Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Robert, Very good point. There are those instances where we get to see, even share, in substantial student advancement. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Quebec, Yes, application to real life is a key goal. Very good points. Thanks for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Quebec, Collaborative work emulates the real-world setting and is a good training ground for students in class. Do you have any favorite methods for providing a means by which "They…hold members accountable…" in your online classes? As I'm sure you have experienced, this can be a point of contention within some classes. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Quebec, Very basic and very true! Well stated. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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