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Distinguished University Professor Paul A. Kirschner has a background in education, educational design, and educational psychology, which he draws on to critique and promote sound instruction in online education. Paul has a clear and important message for those seeking to teach well (effectively, efficiently, enjoyably) in online settings.

Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/012-Paul-Kirschner-Final.mp3 | recorded December 2018

Paul's online profile: https://www.ou.nl/zoek-medewerker#!user/PKI

Nominated works:

Articles (some freely accessible)

Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller & Richard E. Clark (2006) Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching, Educational Psychologist, 41:2, 75-86, DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1 Jos Fransen, Armin Weinberger & Paul A. Kirschner (2013) Team Effectiveness and Team Development in CSCL, Educational Psychologist, 48:1, 9-24, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2012.747947 Karel Kreijns, Paul A. Kirschner & Marjan Vermeulen (2013) Social Aspects of CSCL Environments: A Research Framework, Educational Psychologist, 48:4, 229-242, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2012.750225 Paul A. Kirschner & Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer (2013) Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education, Educational Psychologist, 48:3, 169-183, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2013.804395Paul A. Kirschner, Paul Ayres & Paul Chandler (2010) Contemporary cognitive load theory research: The good, the bad and the ugly. Computers in Human Behavior, 27:1, 99-105, DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.06.025 Paul A. Kirschner & Aryn C. Karpinski (2010) Facebook® and academic performance. Computers in Human Behavior, 26:6, 1237-1245, DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.024

Other published works (for purchase)

Pedro De Bruyckere, Paul A. Kirschner, Casper D. Hulshof (2015). Urban Myths about Learning and Education (1st Edition). Academic Press. Available from Elsevier or Amazon.Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer & Paul A. Kirschner (Editor) (2017). Ten Steps to Complex Learning (3rd Edition). Routledge. Available from Amazon.Jan-Willem Strijbos, Paul A. Kirschner & Rob L. Martens (Eds.) (2004). What We Know About CSCL And Implementing It In Higher Education. Springer. Available from Springer.Paul A. Kirschner, Simon J. Buckingham-Shum, & Chad


Distinguished University Professor Paul A. Kirschner has a background in education, educational design, and educational psychology, which he draws on to critique and promote sound instruction in online education. Paul has a clear and important message for those seeking to teach well (effectively, efficiently, enjoyably) in online settings.

Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/012-Paul-Kirschner-Final.mp3 | recorded December 2018

Paul's online profile: https://www.ou.nl/zoek-medewerker#!user/PKI

Nominated works:

Articles (some freely accessible)

Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller & Richard E. Clark (2006) Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching, Educational Psychologist, 41:2, 75-86, DOI: 10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1 Jos Fransen, Armin Weinberger & Paul A. Kirschner (2013) Team Effectiveness and Team Development in CSCL, Educational Psychologist, 48:1, 9-24, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2012.747947 Karel Kreijns, Paul A. Kirschner & Marjan Vermeulen (2013) Social Aspects of CSCL Environments: A Research Framework, Educational Psychologist, 48:4, 229-242, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2012.750225 Paul A. Kirschner & Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer (2013) Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education, Educational Psychologist, 48:3, 169-183, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2013.804395Paul A. Kirschner, Paul Ayres & Paul Chandler (2010) Contemporary cognitive load theory research: The good, the bad and the ugly. Computers in Human Behavior, 27:1, 99-105, DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.06.025 Paul A. Kirschner & Aryn C. Karpinski (2010) Facebook® and academic performance. Computers in Human Behavior, 26:6, 1237-1245, DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.03.024

Other published works (for purchase)

Pedro De Bruyckere, Paul A. Kirschner, Casper D. Hulshof (2015). Urban Myths about Learning and Education (1st Edition). Academic Press. Available from Elsevier or Amazon.Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer & Paul A. Kirschner (Editor) (2017). Ten Steps to Complex Learning (3rd Edition). Routledge. Available from Amazon.Jan-Willem Strijbos, Paul A. Kirschner & Rob L. Martens (Eds.) (2004). What We Know About CSCL And Implementing It In Higher Education. Springer. Available from Springer.Paul A. Kirschner, Simon J. Buckingham-Shum, & Chad S. Carr (Eds.) (2003). Visualizing Argumentation Software Tools for Collaborative and Educational Sense-Making. Springer. Available from Springer.

Twitter: @P_A_Kirschner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkirschner/