Developing Digital Literacy Through a Social Media Health Campaign
This article describes a project that integrates social media into an introductory nursing course. Students work together to develop health promotion campaigns on social media platforms. The project fosters active learning, encouraging critical thinking, teamwork, communication, and creativity. Student engagement is high, with positive feedback received on the quality of the campaigns and the development of essential professional skills. This innovative approach demonstrates the potential of social media as a powerful tool for enhancing student learning and preparing nurses for the challenges of the digital health landscape.
Authors
- Tyler Traister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1431-2737)
Institutions
- Quinnipiac University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Education Perspectives
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nep.0000000000001506
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00