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Ghania Zgheib1, Roula Al Daia2, Mireille Serhan3
1Department of Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
Faculty readiness for online teaching in Lebanon is crucial. While possessing basic tech skills, faculty need more institutional support and professional development for effective online course design and delivery.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Higher Education Studies
- Online Learning Pedagogy
Background:
- Effective online teaching and learning depend on stakeholder readiness and contextual factors.
- Assessing faculty readiness is key to successful online education implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore faculty readiness for online teaching in Lebanese higher education.
- To identify factors impacting online teaching readiness.
- To examine readiness differences based on gender, experience, and discipline.
Main Methods:
- Survey administered to 210 faculty at a private higher education institution.
- Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to identify readiness factors.
- Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) to test for significant differences.
Main Results:
- Five readiness factors identified: technology access/skills, course design, online pedagogy, attitude, and institutional support.
- Faculty possess minimum tech skills but face challenges and need institutional support.
- Female faculty and those with more experience showed higher readiness in course design and attitude; art/design majors were less ready.
Conclusions:
- Lebanese higher education needs improved infrastructure for online learning expansion.
- Faculty require professional development for enhanced pedagogical and technical online course creation.
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