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Attitudes and Perceptions of EFL Instructors toward Using Moodle in Teaching: A Case Study at Jadara University

Luqman M. Rababah ORCID ,  Ibrahim Fathi Huwari ORCID ,  Motasim O. Almwajeh ORCID ,  Mahmoud Ali Ibrahim Rababah ORCID
    Received: 22 December 2025; Revised: 17 March 2026; Accepted: 11 May 2026; Published: 12 October 2026

    Abstract

    This study explores the attitudes and perceptions of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructors at Jadara University regarding the introduction of Moodle as a learning management system (LMS). The study is tailored to the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). It employed a mixed-method design involving a combination of quantitative survey-based data collection and qualitative interview-based data collection. The findings showed that despite the positive perception of most instructors towards the perceived usefulness of Moodle, the barriers to acceptance are significant, namely technical and pedagogical interactivity and institutional support. Qualitative themes also showed a resistance to change amongst some of the faculty, which has often been connected to the perceived complexity of the platform when compared to the traditional teaching method. The study concludes that the infrastructural investment is only one of the requirements necessary to roll out e-learning successfully at Jadara University; it needs EFL-related pedagogical preparations and enhanced social presence in the virtual environment. The findings present a roadmap that can guide administrators to make changes in the models for the introduction of LMS in similar institutions of higher learning. In the future, further research should be conducted, including an analysis of the relationship between the attitudes of teachers and students' learning outcomes, in order to get a deeper understanding of the influence of LMS integration on learning.

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