This study is an extension of our previous research on the infusion of technology into a postsecondary music course to promote the skill of close listening of music. In-class hindrances in higher education classrooms, such as time, equipment, acoustics, and class size, limit student experiences of quality listening and thereby reduce their capacity for learning fundamental features important to hearing differences in musical styles.. For this study, we developed on-line, supplemental listening

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... ctivities using Articulate Storyline, Adobe Connect and the virtual world Open Sim. We pretested students on music experience, computer experience and self-regulation. At the end of each course, students answered a survey on their enjoyment, tendency to recommend, their engagement and perceived increase in understanding of material, and whether or not the activities were worthwhile. In a comparison of 2014 and 2015 results, we found that students with high selfregulation levels rated these items more positively when the content included more advanced musical concepts. We also found that students who thought the on-line activities had increased their understanding of the material engaged more intensively with all the on-line activities than students who praised the convenience or aesthetic experience of the on-line activities.