Integrating a virtual learning environment into a second-year accounting course: determinants of overall student perception

• Published in: Accounting and finance (Parkville) Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 503 - 518
• Main Authors: Wells, Paul, Lange, Paul de, Fieger, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01-09-2008; Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Series: Accounting and Finance
• Subjects: Accounting; Betriebswirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaftslehre; College students; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; I21; Information technology; Internet; Learning management systems; Lernen; Neuseeland; Online instruction; Online learning; Rechnungswesen; School environment; Student; Student perceptions; Students; Studies; Studium; Technology adoption; Wahrnehmung; New Zealand
• ISSN: 0810-5391; 1467-629X
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2007.00249.x

Rapid acceptance of, and changes in, information technology are revolutionizing the way educators teach and students learn. This study reports on the use of Blackboard as a tool for creating a virtual learning environment (VLE). Responses from undergraduate accounting students in New Zealand provide data on the use of the VLE as a learning aid. Findings suggest that the students have openly embraced the VLE and support its adoption by faculty members in other courses. However, students appear unwilling to actively participate in two‐way online activities. This has implications for faculty contemplating the adoption of a VLE in their courses.