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Paul A. Kirschner is university distinguished professor at the Open University of the Netherlands as well as visiting professor of education with a special emphasis on learning and interaction in teacher education at the University of Oulu, Finland. He is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of educational psychology and instructional design. He is research fellow of the American Educational Research Association and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Science. He was president of the International Society for the Learning Sciences (ISLS) in 2010-2011, member of both the ISLS CSCL Board and the Executive Committee of the Society, and he is an AERA Research Fellow (the first European to receive this honor). He is currently a member of the Scientific Technical Council of the Foundation for University Computing Facilities (SURF WTR) in the Netherlands and was a member of the Dutch Educational Council and, as such, was advisor to the Minister of Education (2000-2004). He is chief editor of the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, associate editor of Computers in Human Behavior, and has published two very successful books: Ten Steps to Complex Learning (now in its second revised edition and translated/published in Korea and China) and Urban Legends about Learning and Education. He also co-edited two other books ( Visualizing Argumentation and What We Know about CSCL). His areas of expertise include interaction in learning, collaboration for learning (computer supported collaborative learning), and regulation of learning.

Paul A. Kirschner

Patti Shank explores the question: When developing training content, are there learning differences between men and women that we should take into account?

What Do You Know: About Men’s and Women’s Brains and Learning

Mirjam Neelen and Paul A. Kirschner review some of the research on how to use peer feedback to enhance performance.

How to Use Peer Feedback to Enhance Performance

Part 2 of a deep dive into research that explores the difference between a team of experts and an expert team.

Transform Any Team of Experts Into an Expert Team: Part 2

A deep dive into research that explores the difference between a team of experts and an expert team.

Transform Any Team of Experts Into an Expert Team: Part 1

Exploring to what extent proven instructional principles can be applied to informal learning can help make learning professionals more aware of what they need to know.

Research-Based Principles of Instruction Applied to Workplace Learning

L&D professionals still have a critical role to play in supporting employees who are applying self-directed learning strategies.

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