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When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we\u2019d find that learning management systems that rely on technology to improve teaching would make educators\u2019 jobs easier. Instead, we found that teachers whose schools were using learning management systems\u00a0had higher rates of burnout<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our findings were based on a survey of 779 U.S. teachers conducted in May 2022, along with subsequent focus groups that took place in the fall of that year. Our study was peer-reviewed and published in April 2024.<\/p>\n

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools across the country were under lockdown orders, schools adopted\u00a0new technologies<\/a>\u00a0to facilitate remote learning during the crisis. These technologies included learning management systems, which are online platforms that help educators organize and keep track of their coursework.<\/p>\n

We were puzzled to find that teachers who used a learning management system such as Canvas or Schoology reported higher levels of burnout. Ideally, these tools should have simplified their jobs. We also thought these systems would improve teachers\u2019 ability to organize documents and assignments, mainly because they would house everything digitally, and thus, reduce the need to print documents or bring piles of student work home to grade.<\/p>\n

But in the\u00a0follow-up focus groups we conducted<\/a>, the data told a different story. Instead of being used to replace old ways of completing tasks, the learning management systems were simply another thing on teachers\u2019 plates.<\/p>\n

A telling example was seen in lesson planning. Before the pandemic, teachers typically submitted hard copies of lesson plans to administrators. However, once school systems introduced learning management systems, some teachers were expected to not only continue submitting paper plans but to also upload digital versions to the learning management system using a completely different format.<\/p>\n

Asking teachers to adopt new tools without removing old requirements is a recipe for burnout.<\/p>\n

Teachers who taught early elementary grades had the most complaints about learning management systems because the systems did not align with where their students were at. A kindergarten teacher from Las Vegas shared, \u201cNow granted my kids cannot really count to 10 when they first come in, but they have to learn a six digit student number\u201d to access Canvas. \u201cI definitely agree that \u2026 it does lead to burnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to technology-related concerns, teachers identified other factors such as administrative support, teacher autonomy and mental health as predictors of burnout.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Teacher burnout has been a persistent issue in education, and one that became especially\u00a0pronounced during and after the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If new technology is being adopted to help teachers do their jobs, then school leaders need to make sure it will not add extra work for them. If it adds to or increases teachers\u2019 workloads, then adding technology increases the likelihood that a teacher will burn out. This likely compels more teachers to leave the field.<\/p>\n

Schools that implement new technologies should make sure that they are\u00a0streamlining the job of being a teacher<\/a>\u00a0by offsetting other tasks, and not simply adding more work to their load.<\/p>\n

The broader lesson from this study is that teacher well-being should be a primary focus with the implementation of schoolwide changes.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We believe our research is relevant for not only learning management systems but for other new technologies, including emerging artificial intelligence tools. We believe future research should identify schools and districts that effectively integrate new technologies and learn from their successes.<\/p>\n

Author Bios:<\/strong> David T. Marshall is Associate Professor of Educational Research at Auburn University, Teanna Moore is Associate Researcher at Accessible Teaching, Learning and Assessment Systems at the University of Kansas and Timothy Pressley is Associate Professor of Psychology at Christopher Newport University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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