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“The issue we as law students have with Victoria University’s decision is the assumptions underlying it. The idea that low attendance is caused by students’ penchant for “wagging school”, conveniently facilitated by the availability of recordings, is simply not reflective of lived student experience. There will be some students who rely on recordings as a matter of personal study choice, but for many other students it is a question of necessity.” Read also: What the demand for lecture recordings says about the future of tertiary education
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