Importance of the Lecturer’s Readiness for Effective Online Lecturing during the COVID-19 Pandemic from Lecturers’ Perspective at Higher Education Institutes in Sri Lanka

The spread of COVID-19 has led to the closure of educational institutions in the world. Lecturing during the lockdown periods becomes quite challenging for lecturers as they had to conduct lectures regularly from their homes or any other convenient place but can be having numerous distractions. In conceptualizing, the researcher has attempted to build a relationship between Technical Competence, Online Teaching Environment, Attitude of Lecturers (independent variable), and Effective Online Lecturing (dependent variables). Data were collected through a questionnaire and 390 lecturers of HEIs in Sri Lanka were selected as the sample size for this study. The research outcomes revealed that the Lecturer’s Readiness directly affects Effective Online Lecturing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The attitude of Lecturers and the Online Teaching Environment have the highest impact on the Effectiveness of Online Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic while Technical Competence shows a less significant impact.