PJAHS • Volume 6 Issue 1 2022 • (doi:10.36413/pjahs.0601.006) 41 Study Protocol Perceptions of UST-CRS Faculty and Students on the Use of Blackboard Learning Management System: A Research Protocol Cristine Rose Versales 1 , Catherine Joy Escuadra 1,2 , Gabriel Dominic Agustin 1 , Michelle Ibarra 1 , Enrique Luis Antonio Lagdameo III 1 , Daniel James Lim 1 , Abdelrahman Mahmoud Mohammed Abdelaal 1 , Ayra Mariz Mendoza 1 , Justin Ishmael Motil 1 , Gianfranco Nagallo 1 , Melissa Mae Pepino 1 1 Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences University of Santo Tomas, Manila, NCR, Philippines; 2 Ehwa Womans University, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea Correspondence should be addressed to: Cristine Rose Versales 1 ; csversales@ust.edu.ph Article Received: November 15, 2021 Article Accepted: March 18, 2022 Article Published: August 15, 2022 Copyright © 2022 Versales et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: The global pandemic greatly affected the educational system. Schools and universities were necessitated to adapt from a traditional classroom set-up to an online virtual mode of learning. The University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences adapted Blackboard as its primary learning management system, bringing new perceptions and opinions among its primary users- the faculty and students. Objective: The study’s objective is to determine the perception of students and faculty from the CRS on using Blackboard as a medium for enhanced virtual learning during the pandemic. Methodology: Researchers will utilize phenomenological qualitative research for this study as it seeks to study the living experiences of students and faculty members during the pandemic concerning online classes compared to face-to-face courses. Purposive sampling via maximum variation will be used to recruit 3 rd year and 4 th -year students and faculty members who experienced both face-to-face and online classes. The researchers will employ guide questions during the focus group discussions (FGD) conducted via Zoom. Transcripts will be analyzed using thematic analysis through Nvivo following Hancock’s guidelines. The researchers will use the CORE-Q checklist to appraise the paper and affirm its validity. Expected Results: The findings will include the varied perceptions of students and faculty about using Blackboard for online learning during the pandemic. Results are expected to help the education stakeholders better understand the perceptions of faculty and students to evaluate the use of the learning management system, amend necessary changes, and create relevant policies for the betterment of online learning delivery. Transcripts are expected to result in themes and subthemes that will help researchers identify the features of Blackboard that aid in the delivery of faculty lessons and students’ learning process. Key Words: Blackboard Learn, perception, Learning Management System INTRODUCTION The Covid-19 pandemic created the most massive disruption in the educational system affecting billions of learners worldwide. The Philippine Government declared Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in March 2020. Families were confined to their homes and were only allowed to leave for essential needs. Public transportation was closed as well as mass gatherings and events were prohibited. The education sector was also affected as classes were suspended. These institutions were then forced to react quickly to assure all stakeholders that learning would continue despite orders from governments to cease face-to-face instructions and switch, almost instantly, to online and virtual education. 1 Academic institution in the Philippines, including the University of Santo Tomas (UST), responded to the challenge by deploying an instructional delivery in the first term of the academic year 2020-2021 through an "Enhanced Virtual Mode," the University's hybrid online learning model. 2 Classes were facilitated remotely using online and offline strategies, with the Blackboard Learn