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Volume 3 Issue 8September 1999

Professors Stressed Over Technology

Associated Press

The stress of staying up-to-date with technology affects more professors than traditional stresses such as teaching loads and publishing demands, according to a recent survey conducted by University of California, Los Angeles.

The survey shows that 67 percent of professors are regularly stressed by keeping up with emerging technology, compared with 62 percent stressed by teaching loads, and 50 percent stressed by research or publishing pressures. Researchers say fear may be preventing professors from using new technology. Only 35 percent of professors use the Internet for research purposes, while 38 percent use technology to prepare presentations for classes.

The survey results indicate that colleges should work to improve instructors' computer skills in order to meet the needs of students who have grown up using computers and are comfortable using new technologies.

Reprinted with permission from Edupage, September 1, 1999