Online learning trend helps students on fringes go to university but reveals stark digital divide
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Pregnant mother-of-three Jessica Royce is three years into a social work degree and studying online.
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She hardly fits the stereotype of a university student, but Jessica Royce is a surprisingly typical example of a modern breed of student.
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The average online undergraduate is an over-25 woman with work and family
But many others say studying online is problematic and they miss campus life
She is 30 years old, lives on a hobby farm in regional WA and juggles her job with a community organisation with caring for three small children and being pregnant with a fourth.
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