Scale items and their source
	Performance expectancy (Venkatesh et al., 2003)	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
PE1	I prefer to teach online during the outbreak of contagious diseases because I can have access to students at distant locations.	1	2	3	4	5
PE2	I prefer to teach online during the outbreak of contagious diseases because it helps me to reach students within the shortest time‐frame.	1	2	3	4	5
PE3	I prefer to teach online during the outbreak of contagious diseases because it saves time as students can continue participating in discussion sections and lectures without coming to university.	1	2	3	4	5
PE4	I prefer to teach online during the outbreak of contagious diseases because it helps me to utilize the time effectively.	1	2	3	4	5
	Effort expectancy (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
EE1	It is easy for me to deliver online lectures.	1	2	3	4	5
EE2	The language used by students during online class is easy to understand.	1	2	3	4	5
EE3	I can solve the problems of students easily during an online class.	1	2	3	4	5
EE4	It is easy to customize the lectures online.	1	2	3	4	5
EE5	It is easy to participate in discussions during an online class.	1	2	3	4	5
	Facilitating conditions (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
FC1	I have been provided with resources necessary to deliver online class by my university.	1	2	3	4	5
FC2	I have the necessary knowledge to deliver online lecture	1	2	3	4	5
FC3	Delivering lectures online is compatible with other technologies I use.	1	2	3	4	5
FC4	I get help from my university when I face difficulties while delivering classes online.	1	2	3	4	5
	Social influence (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
SI1	People whose opinions I value prefer that I should teach online during epidemic.	1	2	3	4	5
SI2	My colleagues and peers think that I should adopt online mode of teaching during epidemic.	1	2	3	4	5
SI3	People who are important to me think that I should adopt online teaching during epidemic.	1	2	3	4	5
	Behavioural intention (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
BI1	I intend to teach online teaching during outbreak of an epidemic in the future	1	2	3	4	5
BI2	I intend to adopt online teaching in my daily routine also.	1	2	3	4	5
BI3	I intend to encourage my peers and colleagues to adopt online teaching during spread of contagious disease.	1	2	3	4	5
	Actual use (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
AU1	I used online teaching frequently during spread of contagious disease.	1	2	3	4	5
AU2	I used online teaching to share my content, and assignments with students.	1	2	3	4	5
AU3	I am used to online teaching now.	1	2	3	4	5