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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Zafar, Yes, reasoning is a skill to refine throught life. Thank you for your contribution. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, An continuous outreach of support can often make or break some students. Good plan. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, In the contemporary, mostly textbased online instructional environment of today's LMSs, word selectivity can have significant impact. Very good. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, Yes, sincere and appropriate positive reinforcement is a powerful instructional tool. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, Well proven approach. Very nice. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, I agree and believe current technology is sorely insufficient to replace the robustness of face-to-face for some learners and instructional requirements. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Lisa, Good point about the efficiency, when used appropriately. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mazen, These are all excellent points. Thank you for sharing your insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mazen, Yes, avoiding groupthink by making sure to include as many intelligences as possible toward complex decisions is a good rule of thumb. Also, making decisions by "committee" can make the process much more interested. ;-] Dr. S. David Vaillancourt
Mazen, Orchestrating the classroom to work in this fashion takes skill, but is definitely a preferred method. Nicely done. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt

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