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Social media use and educational preferences among first-year pharmacy students
Kevin A Clauson1, Devada Singh-Franco, Feroza Sircar-Ramsewak
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328, USA. clauson@nova.edu
Background:
Social media may offer a means to engage students, facilitate collaborative learning, and tailor educational delivery for diverse learning styles.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to characterize social media awareness among pharmacy students and determine perceptions toward integrating these tools in education.
Methods:
A 23-item survey was administered to 1st-year students at a multicampus college of pharmacy.
Results:
Students (95% response rate; N = 196) most commonly used wikis (97%), social networking (91%), and videosharing (84%). Tools reported as never used or unknown included social bookmarking (89%), collaborative writing (84%), and RSS readers (73%). Respondents indicated that educational integration of social media would impact their ability to learn in a positive/very positive manner (75%) and make them feel connected/very connected (68%).
Conclusions:
Selectively targeting social media for educational integration and instructing pharmacy students how to employ a subset of these tools may be useful in engaging them and encouraging lifelong learning.
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