Tech Change: A Faculty Survival Guide from the IT Side
A Faculty Focus article discusses how faculty aren’t against technology, but are struggling to keep up with its rapid pace. They face a constant stream of new digital tools and platforms, including learning systems, AI policies, and security updates, leading to overwhelm. The piece offers insights from an IT perspective, aiming to help faculty navigate these changes.
Faculty are not resistant to technology — they’re overwhelmed by how quickly it arrives. Faculty today are navigating more digital transitions than ever before, including new learning platforms, AI policies, assessment tools, cloud systems, security requirements, and various communication channels. From where I sit on the IT side of campus, the changes never seem to stop coming. But here’s what I’ve realized after years of helping […] The post Tech Change: A Faculty Survival Guide from the IT Side appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
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