Technostress in ICT enabled collaborative learning environment: An empirical study among Indian academician

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is becoming a fast changing and renewing technology for higher education industry. With the advancement of ICT tools and techniques, social media evolved as a prominent communications tool and found to be a facilitating tool for teaching and learning, particularly in the higher education. Thus, academic institutions and faculty are under pressure to use the social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, to connect with students and to deliver instructional content. This has led to a rise in stress among academicians for efficient and effective use of social media and other ICT based tools for collaborative learning. This study analyzes the relationship between Technostress creators, Technostress Inhibitors and Technostress effect among Indian academician in collaborative teaching and learning environment using concepts of socio-technical theory and role. This research is conducted on 216 academicians in India through questionnaire based survey. The study found a strong relationship between Technostress creators, Technostress Inhibitors and Technostress effect. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.