On 29 August 2020, the 1st lecture of WEBINER SERIES 2020 “COPING WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC”, was held by JSPS Alumni Association of the Philippines (JAAP) in cooperation with the International Affairs Office of Central Luzon State University.

The lecture was opened by a welcome address by Dr. Renato G. Reyes, President of JAAP followed by the remarks by Dr. Yoshio Otani, Director of JSPS Bangkok Office.
Then, Dr. Maricar Prudente, Science Education Department, De La Salle University made a presentation entitled “Using Action Research in Evaluating Online Learning Modules”.

For this lecture, about 210 participants attended and many questions were raised after the presentation.

Finally, Dr. Danilda H. Duran, JAAP Vice President delivered closing remarks, thanking everyone involved in this lecture.

Prof. Maricar S. Prudente, PhD
Professor, De La Salle University;
Former President, JAAP

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently putting the education system to the test by forcing face-to-face learning environments to quickly move online. Hence, it becomes the responsibility of teachers to design online learning modules (OLMs) that will serve as main resource for students to acquire the necessary competencies (in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes) and become self-directed learners. This talk intends to provide information and guidance on how teachers may use the action research process in evaluating the efficacy of the OLMs they have designed and implemented in their classes.