While educational paradigms have been cast under the traditions of cognitivism, behaviorism, and constructivism, the humanistic approach to education has only rarely been recognized as forming the didactical baseline in technology enhanced learning. In this paper we present, illustrate and discuss the potentials of person-centered, experiential learning when supported to live in a symbiosis with web-technology. The resulting approach is referred to as Person-Cemtered technology enhanced Learning (PCeL). By presenting illustrative examples, research results, and numerous students’ reactions to this educational style, this paper aims to provide educators with a well-founded, realistic image and conceptualization of person-centered, technology enhanced learning. In particular, the encouraging results from two large universities employing PCeL for providing experiential learning in the realm of students’ interpersonal competences aside of intellectual knowledge, and improving participants’ learning experience are presented. Foremost, these models, illustrations and results are intended to inspire educators in their own educational practice and research.

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