1Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Sciences and Technology University, Lebanon
2Department of Education, Arts, Sciences, and Technology University in Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon
*Corresponding author: pascale.hajal@aul.edu.lb (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8635-0540)
Online Published on 12 September, 2022.
COVID-19 has devastated the world and affected all aspect of our daily life. As teachers in Lebanon, the researchers’ concern was its effects on the Lebanese education system, which has a weak infrastructure and in the middle of an economic crisis, including teachers’ perspectives on the sudden shift from traditional classroom to online classes as well as the future of online classes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the teachers’ perception of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic Several concerns will be the center and main points of this research, which will examine the three research questions. This study utilized a quantitative methodology. It employed the use of a questionnaire as the research instrument. The data collected from the questionnaire distributed to the respondents served as the primary instrument for the study. This study investigated online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and the teachers’ perception on the matter. It was found that almost all the respondents hold negative attitudes towards online learning in Lebanon though it is mostly due to the weak and underdeveloped internet and electricity infrastructure in the country however other issues were present such as students’ reliability, and book availability. Several recommendations were suggested at the end of the study.
• COVID-19 has devastated the world and affected all aspect of our daily life.
• The Lebanese education system has a weak infrastructure and in the middle of an economic crisis, including teachers’ perspectives on the sudden shift from traditional classroom to online classes as well as the future of online classes.
• Change is constant and inevitable, and intelligence lies in the ability to adapt to change.
• With the growing number of online education programs, faculty should possess skills specific to the online learning environment.
• Finding effective teaching strategies including collaborative activities such as discussion boards, instructor presence, and using a variety of instructional methods.
COVID 19, Online Education, Teacher perception
