In this contribution, the focus is on applying humanistic educational principles in a technology enhanced environment. We share ideas on creating a facilitative, resourceful atmosphere and on designing learning processes that allow participants to co-construct knowledge while expanding meta-cognitive competencies such as the ability to work in teams, self-organization, congruence between feelings, thoughts, and expression, understanding, communicative capacities, etc. The article refers to research results, but also concentrates on sharing technology enhanced learning scenarios with our readers. Our experience confirms that education can be motivating, insightful and enriching for students as well as educators, if it springs from such goals. In this context, we examine the ways in which thoughtfully integrated technology serves as an ally in accelerating learning processes.

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