Angie Myer

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Angie Myer has twenty years experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools and higher education. She is currently serving as a Content Accreditation Specialist and Curriculum Consultant for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). In this position she works with massage and aesthetics schools in the accreditation process, providing guidance, reviewing self study reports, and preparing analyses for the Commission. Prior to holding this position, Angie worked as Director of Operations at the International School of Professional Bodywork and Dean of Education at Mueller College of Holistic Studies where she was integral in their COMTA accreditation.

Angie holds a Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction and specializes in competency-based curriculum design. She is also a certified Holistic Health Practitioner and has worked as a massage therapist in private practice, clinical, and resort spa settings. Prior to her work in the holistic health industry, Angie was Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the Community College of Denver after teaching elementary school.

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Self-Study Report Challenges

Wendy, Again, Wendy, thank you for direct resources. I will make a note to include that link in future course revisions. I am so glad to see someone else celebrating "verbs." ;-) This is, after all, what the COMTA Competencies were based upon, and we encourage schools to pay close attention to each one because they are not arbritrary. They also are a natural guide to how to assess each competency. Best, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Jeff, All of these are good topics. Do you have any experience with certain tools to assist schools who know what they want to offer but don't know how/where? One idea, obviously, is through additional MaxKnowledge courses (there are several in education too), but I am curious where participants feel the most valuable and accessible professional development courses can be found in these areas. Thank you, Angie Myer

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Student Recruitment

Dear Jeff, Welcome to the forum and thank you so much for this outside perspective. Certainly there are no easy answers, but your point of view reinforces why Program Advisory Committees can be so valuable in this area. When it comes to improving student recruitment in this challenging climate, I encourage all of our schools to extend beyond their walls and get an objective opinion and outside perspective for problem solving. Thank you, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Wendy, Thank you for another helpful tool. I will make a note of both of these to include in future training courses. Best, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Dear Wendy, Welcome to the forum and thank you so much for your post. That is a great way to get faculty involved with the school (which is occassionally a concern with part-time instructors). I can also see that,in addition to acting as a creative training course for instructors, it promotes consistency and benefits the school by using their expertise in developing sound assessments. I am a huge fan of rubrics! Thank you for sharing the link, and I hope many will use it. Thank you, Angie Myer

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Research Literacy

Carole, We have found that this is still a competency that many schools struggle to effectively incorporate successfully into the curriculum. However, ensuring peer-reviewed journals and instruction/analysis of research methods themselves is exactly what is intended. It is also great that it is integrated into a content course where students would normally be curious to learn more about modalities. I hope more schools move into this direction. Thank you, Angie Myer

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Self-Study Report Challenges

Hello Carole, Welcome to the forum and thank you for your question. The standards are currently worded to specifically mention learning styles, so that is what has been addressed in the content of the course. However, you are exactly right that there are (and should be) additional educational theories that can (and should be) used with adult learners. As you develop the SSR, please share any educational theories and methods that your school incorporates. In fact, you bring up a great point that is being discussed by educators these days; due to recent development in educational theories and research, learning… >>>

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Degree Programs

Sheri, Thank you for mentioning the "life long learner." I believe that too often in vocational education, we forget that "education" is different than "training." While we are in the business of "training" massage therapists to work, there can (and should) be an ethic of "educating" human beings for life in general. This is intent of liberal arts/general education studies, and it is good to see the evolution. Best, Angie Myer

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Effective Assessments

Sheri, I like the emphasis on documentation that you demonstrate. This is not only important for instilling good habits for practitioners, but it will serve as valuable information for peer reviewers! :-) Thanks, Angie Myer

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Faculty Professional Development

Sheri, Welcome to the forum, and thank you for your post! I completely agree with your assessments. One of the biggest challenges in all post-secondary education is the balance between "knowledgeable expert" and "skilled teacher." Having both is exactly what this standard--and your activities--are designed to ensure. Thank you for sharing your ideas. I particularly like the co-teaching idea as it also seems to have a double pay-off: ensuring proper training and orientation of new instructors and ongoing development and attention to recent developments in the field for veteran teachers. Great ideas to pass on! Best, Angie Myer

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