Violla Makhzoum|Amine Berri|Zeinab Ajami
The Role of Teachers’ Digital Communication Skills in the Success of the Distance Learning Process in Private Universities in Lebanon
Islamic University of Lebanon|Fuda Cancer Hospital|Jinan University|Saint Joseph University
purpose research study aims examine role effective digital communication skills success distance learning process private universities lebanon also addresses role teacher motivating students acting facilitator bridge digital divide approachmethodologydesign achieve goal research descriptive approach adopted six private universities selected sample study selected randomly questionnaire developed tool data collection verify validity reliability questionnaire used cronbach coefficient test cronbachs alpha researchers distributed 300 questionnaires respondents selected private universities 137 teachers responded 456 total questionnaires distributed statistical analysis researchers used spss version 200 findings results study revealed private universities lebanon ready handle online teaching covid19 pandemic respondents indicated ability handle newly emerging digital technologies tackle crisis found arithmetic average rate related extent role teacher plays success distance learning process 380with strong degree arithmetic average rate teachers possession skill effective communication 369 strong degree teachers role process motivation average arithmetic mean 359 strong degree closer average strong degree practical implications study presents various implications different stakeholders principally addresses crucial recent issue thus serves source teachers administrators results study open new venues research online learning originalityvalue success online learning dependent digital literacy familiarity new technological means emerged 2020 contributes success