ABSTRACT
Virtual learning has been widely adopted in many higher education institutes. This is especially necessary and important during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In order to identify the ergonomic issues that college students faced while learning remotely during the pandemic, a five-question survey was conducted in October 2020. While 60% of the respondents reported more or most comfortability while working/studying at home, 56% of the students claimed more stress and 64% of the students reported average or less-than-average productivity. In terms of using ergonomic postures while learning remotely, 56% of the survey respondents answered that they used them occasionally and another 20% reported that they never used them. Overall, the survey results are in line with the findings that were reported by other studies. The study results may contribute to the knowledge about the ergonomic challenges that virtual learning presents, especially during this unusual time. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.