Open AccessWhen technology use causes stress: Challenges for contemporary research
Author(s) -
Paweł Jurek,
Kristiina KorjonenKuusipuro,
Michał Olech
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
human technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 1795-6889
DOI - 10.14254/1795-6889.2021.17-3.1
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , workload , grasp , work (physics) , computer science , the internet , zoom , digital divide , emerging technologies , component (thermodynamics) , knowledge management , world wide web , engineering , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , physics , lens (geology) , petroleum engineering , thermodynamics , programming language , operating system
The current immense impact of ICT on individuals can be particularly strong in areas such as work and education. Both internet and computer systems have become an indispensable component of working or learning assignments. When ICT is missing, team cooperation and performance of certain tasks may be significantly limited. This has become especially clear recently, in the face of COVID-19 pandemic and all the challenges it has brought into our professional lives. Much of the workload had to be done virtually, forcing some employees and students to master new technologies enabling them to communicate through virtual platforms (e.g., Zoom or MS Teams) and to grasp the principles of digital and cyber safety at the same time.