Mapping the technology acceptance curve: A new conceptual framework for educators in times of rapid change

Sourav Choudhury; Chandrabhanoo Chakrabarti

doi:10.32674/tn19dq65

Authors

Sourav Choudhury School of Education, GlobalNxt University, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9678-8688
Chandrabhanoo Chakrabarti Tata Consultancy Services, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2804-6592

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/tn19dq65

Keywords:

Technology adoption, educators, Kübler-Ross Change Curve, Technology Acceptance Model, Change Management

Abstract

This paper probes the theoretical basis of the Kübler-Ross model and the Technological Acceptance Curve model and conjoins the two models to propose the Technology Acceptance Curve Model that maps the technology adoption journey of educators in these rapidly changing times. The fundamental concepts of these models entail different ways to achieve similar goals of adoption, while the former evaluates the emotional journey, the latter a perceptive one. Combining these would enable capturing the entire technology adoption spectrum, thereby including both the emotional journey till technological acceptance and extending it to final adoption. The proposed model can serve as a key framework to understand how successful technological adoption looks beyond functional aspects and includes emotive and perceptive aspects.

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