1. Cyberprof – A Didactic Tool for Practicing Teachers
April 2007
E-Learning and Software for Education International Conference
Bucharest, Romania
Serge Demers, Ph.D., director,
École des sciences de l’éducation, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

2. Overview of the Presentation
Overview of Cyberprof
Theoretical Foundations
Website
Next steps
Question period
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

3. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
Overview of Cyberprof
An initiative of the Ontario Ministry of Education and Laurentian University
A response to the low density and low number of Francophone teachers in the province, and their need for training.
1.1 million square km; students of the nearly in the system
High penetration rate of the Internet in Ontario homes
A complement to an existing online initial teacher training program
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

4. Theoretical Foundations
Socioconstructivist model of training
Individuals can observe others and create concrete learning (Bandura)
Use of peers and experienced educators as models
Mixture of interviews and classroom observations
Promotes professional competencies as well as increased feeling of self-efficacy
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

5. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
The Website
Video clip section
50 clips
2 to 15 minutes
1 clip lasting 75 minutes depicting the first day of school
Organized by themes for ease of navigation
Presented in QuickTime format for compatibility, quality and availability
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

6. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
The Website
Training modules
Pedagogical overview of the thematic
Maximizes the impact of the clip by focusing attention on key parts
Gives the pedagogical intent of the clip
Proposes an observation chart
Gives theoretical information on the theme
Gives opinions from experts
Concludes with a synopsis of the material
Still in the development phase
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8. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
The Themes
Language arts
Mathematics and science
Art, culture and social science
General pedagogy
Planning, measurement and evaluation
Special education
School law
Physical education
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

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10. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
An example
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11. Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.
Next steps
500 hits per day – very high considering the limited number of people
Creation of further videos – 1 hour in length – following a provincial survey
Multigrade classes
Classroom management
Motivation
Cooperative learning
Correlated studies
Direct instruction
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.

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Question Period
Serge Demers, Ph.D. and Thierry Karsenti, Ph.D.