Topic: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Impact on Technostress of Teachers

Guest: Prof. SIAU Keng Leng

· The Lee Kong Chian Professor of Information Systems at the School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore Management University

Date: Dec. 12th, 2025 (Friday)

Time: 10:00-11:00

Venue: T2-306

Language: English

Lecture mode: On-site participation

Abstract

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), such asChatGPT, represents a disruptive force in higher education, creating tensionsthat affect educators' occupational wellness and professional development whilegenerating technostress. This study investigates the impact of GenAI onteachers by examining (1) the extent to which GenAI brings technostress tohigher education educators and (2) how GenAI changes teachers' professionalidentities and the technostress that results from such changes. We hypothesizethat techno-eustress and techno-distress stem from two distinct forms ofidentity incongruence: actual-ought and actual-ideal discrepancy. Employing aconvergent mixed-methods design, we gathered data through 136 questionnairesurveys and 24 semi-structured interviews from university faculty members inChina, Singapore, and Malaysia. This research extends technostress scholarshipfrom corporate environments into higher education institutions. The resultsoffer actionable insights for educational administrators in developingpolicies, establishing guidelines, and creating faculty development initiativesthat address technostress arising from GenAI integration.

About the Speaker

Professor Siau is the Lee Kong Chian Professor of Information Systems atthe School of Computing and Information Systems, Singapore ManagementUniversity. From June 2021 to June 2024, he was the Head of the Department ofInformation Systems and Chair Professor of Information Systems at the CityUniversity of Hong Kong (CityU). He was also an Affiliated Chair Professor ofthe School of Data Science at CityU, Affiliated Professor of the CityU Academyof Innovation, and Academic Member of the Institute of Digital Medicine. From2012 to 2021, he was Head (“Dean” equivalent) of the AACSB-accredited BusinessProgram at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MissouriS&T), a Carnegie R1 university. Before joining Missouri S&T, he was theEdwin J. Faulkner Professor and Full Professor of Management at the Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln (a Carnegie R1 university). Professor Siau has more than350 academic publications. According to Google Scholar, he has a citation countof more than 28,500. According to Google Scholar, his h-index and i10-index are82 and 228, respectively. He is also on the Stanford University list of theworld’s top 1% most-cited scientists. Professor Siau is an Association forInformation Systems (AIS) Distinguished Member–Cum Laude. He is a recipient ofthe prestigious International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)Outstanding Service Award in 2006, IBM Faculty Awards in 2006 and 2008, IBMFaculty Innovation Award in 2010, AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award in 2019,AIS Award for Outstanding Contribution to IS Education in 2019, AIS FellowAward in 2022, and AIS AMCIS Outstanding Leader Award in 2023.