Ergonomics refers both to the field of study and its application whose purpose is to make our life easier. To be more precise, this discipline tries to understand and optimize, in human-system interrelations, the well-being and efficiency of humans as well as the performance of systems. Originally targeting the work environment, ergonomics now applies to virtually every aspect of human activity. Let’s see briefly what role it plays in elearning and what research methods are used to analyze and improve it! Its application in online training
Comfort, efficiency, and safety are the watchwords of ergonomics! Since it tends to be holistic or “global”, it takes into account the physical, cognitive, social, organizational and environmental factors that may be involved in a given case.
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