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Package Specials:
Know you want Certification as an Orthopedic Massage Specialist? Sign up for one of these great package discounts: the Professional (online program) – $699; the Clinician (workshop program) – $750; the Ultimate (combines both online & workshop) – $1250.
Specials end Sept 20.
Orthopedic Massage 1 Online Cohort Group Class Starts October 13, 2010.
OM Workshop Attendees!
Get 6 units for $30 with one of Whitney’s Special Topics Online Short Courses. Thesewill aid your learning at the Atlanta workshop. Look for the special promotional code in your workshop registration letter after you sign up for the class.
Join Whitney as he explores new territories in the practice and teaching of therapeutic massage.
OM Online 1 Back, Neck, & Pelvis Cohort Group Class: October 13, 2010
OM Techniques 1 – Lower Body: Sept 17-19 Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta, GA,$290 3/
week advance registration. Register at 888-340-1614 or The OMERI Store
Evaluating & Treating Upper Extremity Overuse Disorders: Oct 16-17 AMTA New Hampshire
Register with AMTA-NH(603) 929-0016 www.amta-nh.org
OM Techniques 2 – Upper Body: Oct 22-24, Therapeutic Training Center, Seattle, WA
$290 w/ 3 week advance registration. Register here or at www.theratraining.com 206.853.6875
Evaluating & Treating Upper Extremity Overuse Disorders: Oct 29-31, NHPC Victoria, BC
(CEs available for US attendees, contact OMERI)
Register at NHPC Canada www.nhpcanada.org
I was speaking with a colleague the other day who works for a large educational organization. We were talking about the benefits of implementing some online educational activities and how to construct them. She was lamenting the challenge of having to work with software programs that were several generations old and did not have some [...]
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Posted by Whitney Lowe, 06-Aug-2010
I just returned from the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals 14th annual School Issues Forum. It was a wonderful gathering and a great chance to see some old friends and make new ones as well. One of the great things I like about this meeting is that the entire meeting is held in a discussion [...]
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Posted by Whitney Lowe, 29-Apr-2010
This past summer the U.S. Department of Education released a fascinating research report comparing online education with traditional classroom based education (http://bit.ly/Xqyvc). They evaluated over 1000 academic studies of online learning and applied rigorous criteria to find those of highest quality. The final meta-analysis yielded over 90 studies with appropriate methodology comparing online learning to [...]
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Posted by Whitney Lowe, 12-Oct-2009
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