What’s there to love about a Massage Mastery Online textbook?

Renee Johnson, the Senior Instructor and Director of the Massage Therapy program at Chattanooga State Community College, dropped us a note about a spelling error in one of our textbooks. Because the book is digital, we could correct it immediately.

She mentioned in passing that she loved the Massage Mastery textbook, so we had to write back and ask her what she loved. Here is her response:

What do I love about the book? 

Everything!

I love that the information is direct and to the point, not just as text filled with words to make the author seem smart. I love that the information is in chunks that are much more manageable for the students. I love the formative assessments built into the structure of the text, which gives the students confidence in what they are going over and their level of understanding.

This is the first textbook of almost any kind that I can truly say the students have used and used well! They love that the format is available on phones, tablets, iPads, laptops, and desktop computers. They are much more eager to discuss what the book had to say and ask questions than when we were using a book that was so hard to read that understanding was minimal!

I like how you cover all the different areas of massage therapy, career, documentation, Swedish, energetic, seated, eastern approaches, etc., to name just a few.

It is nice to see that the students are truly learning and owning it. The reading isn’t too heavy or muddled for them, and the glossary is a very utilized tool by some.

I love that I can watch their process and be sure that they are prepared for the day. As a matter of fact, I use that information as part of their professionalism grade – being prepared.

Everyone we have talked to is excited to see how our students do on the MBLEx, having used Massage Mastery Online. I can’t wait, as I think that they have a better overall understanding of what is being asked of them than my other students did at this point.

The amount of engagement that your online format allows is wonderful!