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Beyond busy work: rethinking the measurement of online student engagement

Janet Dymenta School of Education, Faculty of Professional Studies, Acadia University, Nova Scotia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cathy Stoneb School of Humanities and Social Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia;c National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Bentley, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-8810
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Naomi Milthorped School of Humanities, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3869-252X
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Pages 1440-1453 | Received 15 Aug 2019, Accepted 22 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Mar 2020

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