Investigating the Faculty Members Satisfaction from Virtual Education and Electronic Education Systems during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background: The need for medical sciences universities in Iran to develop electronic education in special conditions and crises such as epidemics and pandemics, including the COVID-19 Virus, and even in order to realize the teaching-learning systems, is so necessary. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the level of satisfaction of faculty members from E-learning systems during the COVID-19 pandemic among the selected schools in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2020-2022. The research population was the faculty members of selected schools of this University including 870, respectively. Sample size determination conducted by Krejcie and Morgan table consisted of 265 faculty members which was determined to be equal to 200 people by taking into account the response rate. The data collection tool was a researcher-constructed educators satisfaction with virtual learning systems questionnaire its face validity and reliability were confirmed. Results: The majority of faculty members as teaching users are relatively satisfied with electronic education and related offline and online systems. Conclusion: Regarding the current results, most of the faculty members are relatively satisfied with the electronic education system and offline and online systems. However, the Low speed of the Internet could impact educator users. Therefore, it is recommended that providing more appropriate conditions by the empowerment of infrastructure and facilities lead to faculty member's satisfaction with electronic education for better utilization in possible crises in the future.