Publications
Publication List
A series of cross-sectional empirical studies have been conducted as part of DigiCONS which to-date have measured the digital skills of a total of 1821 students, engaged 34 staff and attracted international attention from a number of countries. The work has achieved international impact as the survey instrument has been formally requested by the Department of Professional Orientation, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, in Brasil, Bonn Center for Teacher Education, at Universität Bonn (Germany), and the Faculty of Health Sciences (NURSing Digital and AI Literacy Assessment) of the University of Maribor in Slovenia.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Martzoukou, K., Luders, S.E., Kamaruzaman, N., & Piedade Henriques, M. (2025). “Evaluating a co-created digital competencies toolkit with nursing students: A feasibility study”, Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70329
Martzoukou, K., Luders, S.E., Work, F., Kostagiolas, P., & Johnson, N. (2024). “Digital divides in nursing students: An exploration of the relationship between self-perceived digital competencies and digital barriers”. Journal of Documentation, 81(2), 330–350. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2024-0209
Martzoukou, K., Luders, S.E., Mair, J., Kostagiolas, P., Johnson, N., Work, F., & Fulton, C. (2023). “A cross‐sectional study of discipline‐based self‐perceived digital literacy competencies of nursing students”. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(2), 656–672. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15801
Martzoukou, K., C. Fulton, P. Kostagiolas, and C. Lavranos. (2020). “A Study of Higher Education Students’ Self-Perceived Digital Competences for Learning and Everyday Life Online Participation”. Journal of Documentation, 76(6), 1413–1458. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2020-0041
That publication has achieved the highest number of downloads when compared to all other articles in the volume it was published in. It is a cross-sectional study exploring nursing students’ self-perceived digital literacy across multiple competency domains. The findings reveal significant gaps in areas, such as digital research and innovation, underscoring the need for targeted, discipline-based digital skills training in health education. The findings support the need for targeted training to enhance workforce readiness, promote evidence-based practice, and ensure effective engagement with digital health platforms.
Other disciplines
MARTZOUKOU, K., KOSTAGIOLAS, P., LAVRANOS, C., LAUTERBACH, T. and FULTON, C. 2021. A study of university law students’ self-perceived digital competences. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006211048004
MARTZOUKOU, K., FULTON, C., KOSTAGIOLAS, P. and LAVRANOS, C. 2020. A study of higher education students’ self-perceived digital competences for learning and everyday life online participation. Journal of Documentation, 76(6), pp. pp. 1413-1458. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2020-0041.
Presentations
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2024. Creative and innovative online learning and teaching in LIS education: building student confidence via co-creation and partnership. The Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries. Edinburgh (22nd March 2024)
MARTZOUKOU, K. LUDERS, E., JOHNSON, N. YORK, F. 2023. Invited presentation. Empowering nursing students’ digital literacy skills: the digital literacy project. International Research Symposium 2023. “Research Excellence in Library & Information Science”, National Institute of Library and Information Science (NILIS), 15 November 2023. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. https://cmb.ac.lk/event/irs-nilis-2023
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2022. Invited Keynote. “Digital competences in Higher Education: an agenda for students’ equal participation” 28th Panhellenic Academic Libraries Conference, Ionian University, Greece https://library.ionio.gr/palc28/en/
MARTZOUKOU, K. & LAUTERBACH, T. 2020 Exploring Law students’ digital competencies in the continuum of life-long learning. RGU Learning and Teaching Conference 2020. RGU PROFESSIONALS 4.0
MARTZOUKOU, K. & FULTON, C. 2018. Digital competence for digital citizenship: an emerging agenda for students, academics and libraries in partnership. European Conference on Information Literacy, 24-27 September 2018, Oulu, Finland
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2018. ‘Developing Digital Capabilities’, joint NESCol/RGU session at the Network for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (NETL) on ‘Developing digital capabilities’ in celebration of National Digital Learning week (explored the importance of digital skills for today’s learners and how the development of digital capabilities can best be supported through our learning and teaching).
MARTZOUKOU, K. FULTON, C. & KOSTAGIOLAS, P. 2019. The digital native myth. Exploring students’ digital competencies: widening access and opportunities in borderless education. Learning and Teaching Conference. Robert Gordon University, May 2019 (nominated for best paper).