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Image credit: COL Communications In this post, Gavin Inglis reflects on how the student experience has been improved in ‘the spaces in between’ in-person and online teaching. Gavin is Director of Digital Education at the Centre for Open Learning. This post is part of the January and February Learning & Teaching Enhancement Theme: Online/hybrid enhancements in teaching practice.
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