L&D Talks Materials

Below are the materials from OPEN THE DOOR & LET THE LEARNERS IN! Keynote at L&D Talks, October 23, 2025.

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De Bruyckere, P., Kirschner, P.A., & Hulshof, C.D. (2015). Urban myths about learning and education. Academic Press.

De Bruyckere, P., Kirschner, P.A., & Hulshof, C.D. (2020). More urban myths about learning and education: Challenging eduquacks, extraordinary claims, and alternative facts. Routledge.

Deci, E. L., Koestner, R., & Ryan, R. M. (1999a). A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 627–668.

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2002). The “What” and “Why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268.

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2002). Overview of self-determination theory: An organismic dialectical perspective. In E.L. Deci & R.M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of self-determination research (pp. 4–33). University of Rochester Press.

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (Eds.), (2002). Handbook of self-determination research. University of Rochester Press.

Evans, P., Vansteenkiste, M., Parker, P. et al. Cognitive Load Theory and Its Relationships with Motivation: a Self-Determination Theory Perspective. Educ Psychol Rev 36, 7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09841-2

Guay, F. (2022). Applying Self-Determination Theory to Education: Regulations Types, Psychological Needs, and Autonomy Supporting Behaviors. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 37(1), 75–92. https://doi.org/10.1177/08295735211055355

Kirschner, P.A., & Hendrick, C. (2020). How learning happens. Routledge.

Kirschner, P.A., & van Merrienboer, J.J.G. (2013). Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education, Educational Psychologist, 48(3), 169–183, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2013.804395

LDA Podcast. (2024, January 25). The “What the Skills” Episode. Interview with Paul Kirschner by Matthew Richter. https://ldaccelerator.com/podcast.

Neelen, M., & Kirschner, P.A. (2020). Evidence-informed learning design: Creating training to improve performance. Kogan Page.

Neufeld, A. (2025). Putting self-determination theory Into practice: A practical tool for supporting medical learners’ motivation. The Clinical Teacher, 22(4), Article e70140. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70140

Quinn, C.N. (2023). Make it meaningful: Taking learning design from instructional to transformational. LDA Press.

Reeve, J. (2002). Self-determination theory applied to educational settings. In E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of self-determination research (pp. 183–203). University of Rochester Press.

Ryan, R. M. (Ed.). (2012). The Oxford handbook of human motivation. Oxford University Press.

Ryan, R.M., & Deci, E.L. (2017). Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. New York: The Guilford Press.

Sweller, J. (2016). Cognitive Load Theory: What We Learn and How We Learn. In M. Spector, B. Lockee, & M. Childress (Eds.), Learning, design, and technology (pp. 1–28). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_50-1

Sweller, J., van Merrienboer, J.J.G., & Paas, F. (1998). Cognitive architecture and instructional design. Educational Psychology Review, 10(3), 251–296.

Thalheimer, W. (2015). Learning objectives videos. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/PRX1RwxybCs