Nidal Zaki Amarin’s scientific contributions

The research aims to discuss the future look at the nature of higher education in Jordanian universities in amid the shift to blended learning post-COVID-19. The current research uses survey method and the study population consists of all teaching staff in Jordanian universities. A random sample consisting of 323 subjects is selected. The study shows that Jordanian universities teaching staff have a positive attitude towards implementing blended education. The study also shows that there are reasons behind implementing blended learning. Moreover, the study indicates that Jordanian universities face obstacles upon implementing blended learning. The study recommends that Jordanian universities are required to set up a training program for their teaching staff and provide the infrastructure necessary for implementing blended learning. Keywords: Higher Education; Blended Learning; Attitudes; Reasons; Obstacles.

Using e-learning system (moodle) in distance education in time of the Covid-19 has become a reality, and the study was concerned with revealing the degree of faculty members ’benefit from the Moodle system, as well as the nature of the challenges they faced, in addition to their vision to develop the use of Moodle system in teaching. The study used the descriptive analysis method, and the results showed that faculty members have benefited from the Moodle system for a high degree, although they indicated that there are significant challenges. The faculty members suggested continuing training on using the Moodle system and updating the version of the system available at the university. Results also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the estimates of the study sample of the reality of employment in favor of female faculty members as well as faculty members with low teaching experience, in the youth group. Accordingly, the study recommends training the teaching staff to use educational platforms and face the challenges facing distance education through these platforms Keywords: Distance education - Corona pandemic

University Education in Jordan has adapted completely to Distance Education due to the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aimed to assess students' satisfaction with distance education of chemistry courses during the COVID-19 pandemic at Aqaba University of Technology (AUT). The students’ satisfaction was assessed by a survey consisting of 4 items as follows: interaction with elearning, techniques, instruction, and website improvement. The statistical analyses have been done using descriptive and interferential analytical approaches by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The results indicated that students ’satisfaction with using e-learning to learn chemistry in light of the COVID-19 pandemic at AUT was high. The interaction with e-learning and techniques reflected a high level of satisfaction while instruction and website improvement reflected a medium level of satisfaction. There was a significant difference (α≤0.05) in students’ satisfaction in terms of gender. Females were more significantly satisfied with the four items and overall satisfaction.