Accounting Experiences In Collaborative Learning

Abstract

This paper discusses incorporating collaborative learning into accounting classes as a response to the Accounting Education Change Commissions call to install a more active student learner in the classroom. Collaborative learning requires the students to interact with each other and with the material within the classroom setting. It is a departure from the traditional lecture method of teaching. Additionally, the paper addresses opposition and support of collaborative learning. Obstacles to collaborative learning are delineated and strategies to counteract these obstacles are explained.