USING SOCIAL MEDIA (BLOG) IN THE CLASSROOM: Reflecting Lecturer’s Pedagogical Approach And Students (In-Service Teachers) Intrinsic Motivation

The demand of responsibilities among teachers has evolved not only in classroom
management but also to the extent of promoting communication and interpersonal skills.
Social media is integrated in schools and higher learning institutions for communication
and reflection of learning which enhance teachers’ performance in leadership quality and
effective teaching. This study was designed in a qualitative approach mainly to explore
the extent of interest and enjoyment students experienced during an intensive ICT
course. Blog was used as a medium for reflection during the class where students posted
their creations of videos, posters and other ICT materials. The three needs investigated
were namely autonomy, competence, and relatedness support. The researcher further
examined on students’ awareness of the usefulness of the ICT skill they learned and how
much they can use the blog for teaching and learning. Based on the Basic Psychological
Needs Theory framework (BPNT), this study has adopted the direct observation, journal
entry, and interviews as a triangulation approach.