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Book: Hands Off! 70 Active Learning Strategies for Massage and Bodywork Education

Virginia S Cowen (Author)

Active learning keeps students interested and engaged. Even when the course is not hands on. 70 Active learning strategies for massage and bodywork education was written for instructors in therapeutic massage and bodywork professional training programs. It is a professional development text for educators.

Teaching in the Fast Lane: How to Create Active Learning Experiences by Suzy Pepper Rollins

Teaching in the Fast Lane: How to Create Active Learning Experiences by Suzy Pepper Rollins offers teachers a way to increase student engagement: an active classroom. The active classroom is about…...

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Self-direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice by Ralph Brockett and Roger Hiemstra

Self-direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice by Ralph Brockett and Roger Hiemstra provides the reader with a comprehensive synthesis of developments, issues and practices related to…...

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Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners by Laurent Daloz

With a new introduction and afterword, this revised second edition of Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners by Laurent A. Daloz is a practical, engaging exploration of mentoring and…...

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Master Educator

Master Educator, third edition by Letha Barnes provides the backbone of the instructor theory for the beauty and wellness educator. The text presents educators with the teaching skills and educational…...

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Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care is a groundbreaking text in the field of interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). As the health care…...

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massage-education

Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

In 2009, six national associations of schools of health professions formed a collaborative to promote and encourage constituent efforts that would advance substantive interprofessional learning experiences. The goal was, and…...

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Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty by Elizabeth Barkley

Learning Assessment Techniques provides 50 easy-to-implement active learning techniques that gauge student learning across academic disciplines and learning environments. Using Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning as its organizational framework, it embeds…...

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Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher by Stephen D. Brookfield

Building on the insights of his highly acclaimed earlier work, The Skillful Teacher, and applying the principles of adult learning, Brookfield thoughtfully guides teachers through the processes of becoming critically…...

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Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand

Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand by Connie Malamed presents visual design principles based on the science of how people perceive, process and understand graphics.…...

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Teaching Massage: Fundamental Principles in Adult Education for Massage Program Instructors

Teaching Massage: Fundamental Principles in Adult Education for Massage Program Instructors by Anne Williams et al equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to give each student every opportunity to…...

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The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust and Responsiveness in the Classroom

The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom, 3rd Edition, by Stephen D. Brookfield offers inspiration and down-to-earth advice to new and seasoned teachers. It is a…...

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Sand to Sky: Conversations with Teachers of Asian Medicine

Written by teachers for teachers, Sand to Sky: Conversations with Teachers of Asian Medicine by Pamela Ellen Ferguson and Debra Duncan Persinger PhD provides practical and experiential insights to challenge…...

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The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s wildly popular presentations have set a new global gold standard—and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs offers a step-by-step guide to show you how to use…...

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Practical Guide to Teaching Adults Technical Subjects

Practical Guide to Teaching Adults Technical Subjects by Henry Morse is a no-nonsense resource covers the day-to-day information that you will need to teach a successful class, including how to…...

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The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides

Naked Presenter, The: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides by Garr Reynolds is an invaluable resource from the author for the best-selling books Presentation Zen and Presentation Zen Design,…...

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Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults

Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn by Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward positive educational…...

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Instructors’ Guide to Teaching Research by MTF

The Massage Therapy Foundation has designed the free eBook Instructors’ Guide to Teaching Research to complement instructors’ current methods for teaching research and research literacy to students. Some prior knowledge…...

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The Adult Learner, Seventh Edition: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development

This update of a pioneering classic, The Adult Learner, 7th Edition: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, contains all Knowles’ original chapters alongside a new second part…...

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Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice by Sharan Merriam and Laura Bierema

Solidly grounded in theory and research, but concise and practice-oriented, Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice is perfect for master’s-level students and practitioners alike. Sharan Merriam and Laura Bierema have infused each…...

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