This two-part article begins by describing symptoms which indicate that technology and higher education are out of step with each other. It is postulated that there is a mismatch in life cycles, with higher education at a mature point, and technology needing the flexible, risk-taking, innovative environment of the earlier stages. (Author/LRW)

The second part of a two-part article provides eight suggestions for facilitating adoption of new technologies by institutions of higher education. These involve decentralization; persuading influential people; the right committee structure; planning a direction; a knowledgeable chief integrator; encouraging hands-on experience for people at the…