Fear from COVID-19 and technology adoption: the impact of Google Meet during Coronavirus pandemic

• Published in: Interactive learning environments Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 1293 - 1308
• Main Authors: Al-Maroof, Rana Saeed, Salloum, Said A., Hassanien, Aboul Ella, Shaalan, Khaled
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Algorithms; Behavior Standards; Classifiers; College Faculty; College Students; Computer Mediated Communication; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Data analysis; Dependent variables; Difficulty Level; E-Technology; Education; Educational Technology; Emotional Response; Fear; Fear & phobias; fear and TAM; Foreign Countries; Google Meet; Higher Education; Intention; Least Squares Statistics; Machine learning; Multivariate statistical analysis; Pandemics; Predictor Variables; Structural Equation Models; Students; Teachers; Technology adoption; Technology Integration; Technology utilization; Usability; Value Judgment; United Arab Emirates

This study seeks to explore the effect of fear emotion on students' and teachers' technology adoption during COVID-19 pandemic. The study has made use of Google Meet© as an educational social platform in private higher education institutes. The data obtained from the study were analyzed by...