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This chapter reports on the use of an online discussion forum to develop pre-service teachers’ critical reflection on their own teaching practice during the practicum component of their teacher education program. Reflection is considered a key aspect of ongoing learning and development for teachers, but can be reduced to a descriptive-type task rather than one through which learning about teaching is more likely to occur.
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Jones, M. (2014). Reflective Practice in the Online Space. In: Jones, M., Ryan, J. (eds) Successful Teacher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-677-6_10
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