Formare (Apr 2015)

Usability principles to design mobile workplace learning content

  • Alessia Messuti,
  • Tom Wambeke,
  • Fausto Saltetti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.13128/formare-15422
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1

Abstract

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The article describes the design of a mobile workplace learning tool for trainers of the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization. The motivation behind is to provide trainers with a practical tool that will enable them to recall information at the moment of need and continue to learn in context. On this purpose a set of visual augmented reality cards was created, taking into consideration the fundamental mobile learning and usability principles. The nature of the article is empirical as it reports an experiment carried out with trainers which aimed at testing cards usability and learnability. Results show that the integration of both online and offline strategies was perceived as an added value as trainers could choose to retrieve information as they mostly like; finally, it also resulted in high usability scores, an aspect that contributes to their effectiveness at the workplace.

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