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In this post, Juan José (JJ) Miranda shares what managing the Holyrood podcast studio at Paterson’s Land has revealed about how colleagues use audio to support student learning. Drawing on his experience supporting colleagues from programmes including the MSc in Social Justice and Community Action and the MSc in Digital Education, JJ reflects on what […]
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