How To Quell New-Tech Fears
The overcome technology avoidance, Mechdyne offers five ways colleges can support faculty:
1. Promote your early adopters.
With the help of internal public relations, faculty and staff can see which emerging solutions might benefit a specific curriculum. With this exposure, instructors can learn what steps are involved in implementing a solution, and reduce anxiety.
2. Address the concerns with open dialogue.
Like most relationships, communication is key when it comes to instructors and their new technologies. Instructors should be able to hold light discussions with decision makers to create support plans and address any pressing concerns about a solution.
3. Partner experienced users with up-and-comers.
Technology mentors can help new technology-users understand how their new solution works. Decision makers and instructors can also reach out to peers at other institutions to see how they utilize a certain technology as well, and get a better idea of the benefits and downsides a certain technology gives.
4. Invest in training.
Most times, people learn best when they are able to do things themselves. Holding trainings will increase instructors’ comfort levels while handing new technology, no matter how easy to understand today’s solutions are.
5. Reinvest in training.
Practice makes perfect. Plus, certain users may need more than one training session to become confident in utilizing a new technology.
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