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Dear Members', Here I am giving a Synopsis of an Interesting Article published in the University News recently. Article Title :- 'Technophobia' among the Teaching Community Contributors' 1. Z. Zayapragassarazan (Senior Grade Lecturer, Deptt. of Education, Pope John Paul II College of Education, Pondicherry - 605 010 ) zprazan@yahoo.co.in 2. E. Ramganesh (Reader, Deptt. of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli - 620 023, Tamil Nadu ) Journal :- University News , Issue dated 9-15 June, ' 08, Vol. 46, No. 23, Page No 12-14 Synopsis of the Article 1. Introduction 2. What is 'Technophobia' ? 3. Various Factors for Technophobia i. Age ii. Race iii. Biological Sex vs. Psychological Gender iv. Early Experience v. Social Status (Education & Occupation) vi. Residence vii. Religion & Religiosity 4. Types of Technophobes i. Anxious Technophobes ii. Cognitive Technophobes iii. Uncomfortable Users 5. Some Statistics of Technophobes i. In the U.S. in general ii. In the Industrial World in general iii. In business setting iv. In education community 6. Symptoms of 'Technophobia' 7. Overcoming 'Technophobia' 8. Guidelines to overcome 'Technophobia' and use Technology Comfortably and Successfully 9. References Thanx & Regards, Mukesh Anand Asst. Libn. Officers' Training College for Indian Railways Sanskari Nagari Vadodara -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.