Factors such as not being able to handle their study load and living too far from campus led to students not attending class.
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Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Senior lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Nadine Zacharias is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Student Engagement, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Digital and Information Literacy (Education Futures), University of South Australia
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
