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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Marybeth, You are right, these are very important. Providing this information proactively can make a significant difference for student success. Well said. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Michelle, Adobe Connect is a great tool for online instruction. It provides a great many of the advantages of the face-to-face classroom within the online setting. More and more audiovisual and screen sharing tools are coming into the virtual classroom. As they do to expand the instructors abilities to communicate more robustly with students. Great example. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Michelle, It is a tall order. It is also amazing that if you go to these same students' Facebook pages you will probably find a great deal of verbiage and conversation. Many online educators find numbers between 20 and 25 to be optimal for many classes. Over 25 begins to overtax most instructors in most instructional situations. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Deborah, Agreed. Faculty need to approach students in a very open manner with the tools available. Thanks for your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Faith, Like you, I find Mr. Turner's setback and subsequent response to be a good example to all. Thanks for the post. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Douglas, It is my pleasure to dialogue like this with other educators. Thank you for you genuine participation. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Douglas, I think we have an exciting time ahead! Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Douglas, Yes, it is one of the best in an arsenal of many. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Douglas, In many cases it has. The refinement process is mightily underway as technologies are improved specifically for this purpose. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Justine, Yes, the quality of interaction between student and instructor is very different and less personal through the limited channels. It tends to require teachers to rethink their approach to student issues - and sometimes find very effective instructional 'tricks' that are also useful in the traditional setting. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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