Paradigm Shift: Faculty Learning Modalitiesin the New Normal

ABSTRACT:The paradigm shift of the learning modalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic has an openopportunity for faculty to gain knowledge on the Online platform, tools, strategies, and techniques. TheOccidental Mindoro State College, provided a series of training- workshop for the faculty thru a webinar series.A total of 191 participants participated in the intervention program. As a result, most (60%) of the faculty hasmoderate internet connectivity, and 55.77% uses mobile data. Facebook containing group chat and messengerwere utilized by 34.93% of the faculty. It enumerated the various interventions. This study employed dataanalysis, online data gathering, and mean and Pearson R were used. The knowledge of communication andnetworking (4.78), teachers’ development and learning (4.45), preparing their lessons (4.81), and finding digitalresources (4.72) are all evaluated very high. The faculty were knowledgeable in using YouTube, Facebook,Messenger/Group Chat, and Zoom teleconferencing. The correlation values of the level of knowledge on onlinelearning platform with the level of skills use in online learning application has a positive correlation with a result of0.754, which significantly established a relationship between the level of knowledge and level of skill use inonline learning application.

KEYWORDS : applications, learning modalities, new normal, online learning, platform