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David T. Marshall, Associate Professor of Educational Research, Auburn University

Technology is supposed to decrease teacher burnout – but we found it can sometimes make it worse

Asking teachers to adopt new tools without removing old requirements is a recipe for burnout. Drazen Zigic via Getty Images

When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we’d find that learning management systems that rely on technology to improve teaching would make educators’ jobs easier. Instead, we found that teachers whose schools were using learning management systems had higher rates of burnout.

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.

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