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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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Ellen, I never thought of it that way, but since you mention it, it sounds a little like the librarian plays the role of a "search engine" in the library like Google, Yahoo or Bing on the Web. This is an excellent description. Thanks. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
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Ellen, This seems like a very comprehensive process. Nicely done. Do you happen to know the results (effect of the campaign) of the initiative? Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
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Ellen, This is an excellent approach to get the students to work through the process. Do you have any particular type/topics of research that work best for you and your students? Thank you for sharing. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Ellen, You are correct that the affective domain has impact (positive and negative) on the cognitive functions for us all. The journal idea is terrific. Thanks. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
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Ellen, These are very helpful illustrations and descriptions. Buying into the need for self-change that requires theindividual's effort is one of the critical keys. Good post. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Luke, Do you need evaluators for these formative and summative assessments in your classes? ;-] This is a great way to demonstrate the power of Critical Thinking to your students. Thanks for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
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Luke, This is a superb 'beyond the solution' perspective. Most of the time when we discuss Critical Thinking we don't take the solution derived to practical application. Very good. Thanks. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
sahbaa, Thank you for your kind words. I am very glad you have joined this class. Please let me know if I may be of any additional assistance. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Alicia, Your sentiments are shared by many dedicated online instructors. Additionally, many instructors provide "hours of operation" that indicate response and availability expectations on which students may rely. Establishing these parameters often makes the class management tasks much more reasonable for the instructor and still provides a student with a high level of quality interaction. Thank you for your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
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Alicia, Very good point, our perception of engagement is important. We need to be sure we are assessing and evaluating engagement appropriately. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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