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1.1. Purpose The research aims to explore factors that affected behavior of faculty members in Egyptian public universities regarding their acceptance and use of social network tools (SNTs) in teaching during the period of the COVID-19 outbreak. 1.2. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire has been adopted to survey and collect data from 224 faculty members in Cairo University where the population was 241.The nine constructs were measured using a five-point Likert scale. Researcher conducted Descriptive Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Structural Equation Model (SEM). 1.3. Findings The findings revealed that TAM's core variables, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, have been proven to be antecedent factors that have affected acceptance of teaching with technology in the Egyptian public universities. Privacy, and Institutional Support were not identified as determinants factors associated with TAM. Infrastructure and Device Access were partially considered as external factors affecting the model. 1.4. Research limitations/implications The research findings will provide insights to the various stakeholders such as educators, management, and researchers on the adoption and use of SNTs from a faculty’s point of view that will add knowledge to help in practical implementation. This research also helps shed light on the characteristics of the higher education environment in Egypt, as an example of a developing country. Future research may well focus on comprehensive review addressing variety of teaching-learning domains, learning technologies and types of users to identifying additional external factors that could further explain acceptance and usage of various learning technologies in Egypt.
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