Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Didactics, Education, and Training

Serge Leblanc

Position: University Professor

Research topics

Technological research program for training, comprising three components: a) analysis of "situated activity" at work (teaching, health, sports), b) "activity-oriented" design of training situations, and c) analysis of the activity of actors in these new training spaces. Study of the phenomena and processes of professional learning and development enabled by the use of video resources in training (alloconfrontation and autoconfrontation).

Lessons

Activity analysis frameworks; methods for accessing experience; core training: classroom management, conflict management, assessment, learning, secularism, differentiated instruction, different teaching contexts, practice analysis; video training; professional support.

Responsibilities

  • Director of the TF&D (Work, Training, and Development) research team, consisting of 22 research professors at LIRDEF, EA 3749 (since 2004).
  • Director of the CTE EEF (Thematic Council for Epistemology, Teaching, Education, and Training) at the University of Montpellier 2 (2013-2016).
  • Elected member of the Faculty of Education Council at the University of Montpellier (since 2013).
  • Member of the scientific committees of VISA (scientific director A. Tiberghien & L. Veillard) http://visa.espe-bretagne.fr/ (since 2007) and Néopass@ction (scientific director L. Ria) http://neo.ens-lyon.fr/neopass/connexion.php (since 2009).
  • Member of the UNESCO Chair "Training Teachers in the 21st Century" (scientific director L. Ria) and scientific director of Theme 4: Innovative Approaches to Teacher Professional Development. www.ens-lyon.fr/chaire-unesco-formation (since October 2012).
  • Scientific director of the TERE program (Teaching Work, Educational Relationships), Master's Degree in Teaching, Education, and Training, PIF specialization (since 2015).
  • Academic scientific director ofTU "Interdisciplinary Professional Support Group," common to the Master's 2 "Secondary Education" programs at five universities (450 students, 20 instructors, and 40 school principals) (since 2010).