Ergonomic Guidelines for Designing Effective and Healthy Learning Environments for Interactive Technologies

by
Michael Weisberg, EdD
National Library of Medicine
weisberg@nlm.nih.gov
April 1993

Table of Contents
Abstract: This paper briefly reviews ergonomics research on visual display workstations; specifically, (1) potential health hazards from electromagnetic radiation; (2) musculoskeletal disorders; (3) vision complaints; and (4) psychosocial stresses. Based on this review, guidelines on how to design an ergonomically correct workstation and learning environment are presented.

Keywords Interactive Technology, Ergonomics, Design


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