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Chapter 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4111-0.ch013
ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to equip readers with a conceptual understanding to help them leverage experience-
based learning in electronic (e) and mobile (m) learning environments. We are in times where learning
goals needs to cater to increasingly complex scenarios that require non-didactic methods. Experiential
learning emerges as a promising way to deliver such outcomes. David Kolb’s experiential learning
model emerges as a popular model to conceptualize such learning. E-learning and m-learning cater to
the needs of an increasingly mobile learner who seeks situated and personalized learning. There is a
need to incorporate experiential features in e/m-learning in a workplace informed manner. The authors
weave the learnings from a pilot research and from real world examples to conceptualize a model of
experiential learning for e/m-learning environments. The purpose of the models is to help learners criti-
cally evaluate other learning applications in digital environments or even design their own.
INTRODUCTION
Computers and mobile technologies have revolutionized multiple aspects of life in the 21st century. Hardly
any aspect of life is left untouched by technology, and more so now with the ubiquity of mobile phones.
From virtually hailing a cab, ordering groceries, interpersonal communication, entertainment, to man-
aging our exercise and health. No wonder that mobile and computer-based learning is finding increased
application in education (Naismith, 2004) and continues to offer revolutionary learning opportunities in
multiple environments (Mentor, 2018). Using technology, universities and workplaces across the world
are incorporating technology based learning to enhance their reach to learners, irrespective of boundaries
Conceptualizing Experiential
Learning for Computer-
Mediated Engagement
Himanshu Joshi
Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Dominic Mentor
Teachers College, Columbia University, USA