While programs offer what they believe is in the best interest of their students, some students want more.
Storm Anesthesia has thrived on in-person delivery of our review course since 2006, and we believe in the benefits of this in-person interactions with the students. Both we and the students benefits on these personal interactions. We get better, and the students have an opportunity to ask questions directly. Mostly, we are able to provide adequate answers!
But again, we can do better.
We have now converted our full library of presentations into an online version. While doing that, we took the opportunity to expand our presentations, since the online version does not carry the same time constraints we face in an in-person delivery model. In the past we had to fit as much material as possible into a two-day timeframe, which limited how much we could go in depth in each presentation. This is not the case with an online delivery model. We have thus expanded presentations, and some of them have been rewritten and expanded significantly.
We think, overall, a much improved product.
So what do we offer in this new product?
We have included al the lectures we have been using in the past, although a much improved version.
We offer our microLearning and mLearning environment we have engineered for our CRNA CE credits. If you are not familiar with microLearning and mLearning, let me explain.
mLearning is a learning environment where the learner can access their learning products anywhere and on any device they desire. Any computer, any tablet, any phone they have access to will give them full access to their learning. There are no restrictions on the leaners' access to their learning.
microLearning or microteaching is, in its most basic form, short learning segments. Our interpretation for CRNA continuing education is 5-10 minutes videos, followed by our single-question Mini-Quiz. After passing our easy, simple, and straightforward Mini-Quiz, the learner can move onto the next segment, or, and this is the beaty, take a break and come back later, without fear of forgetting what they just learned. The material covered and tested by the Mini-Quiz will not be tested again later. Done.
Therefore, when the learner comes back it is all new material and the testing of that new material. The learning done prior to the last Mini-Quiz is, for testing purpose, history.
While we have to make the Mini-Quizzes mandatory for CRNAs (to offer CE credits), the Mini-Quizzes are voluntary, although recommended, for students. The students have access to all the questions and the questions are not mandatory. Thus, each video is followed by a Mini-Quiz with three graded multiple-choice questions.
The Storm Anesthesia Review 2022 is built over that same structure and contain the same components of learning.
First, we have an introductory eBook explaining how to use the course. You only see this introductory eBook once; at the beginning of the course.
Second, we include an eBook of the pertinent chapter from our Storm Anesthesia Review vol. I+II book. Storm Anesthesia Review is a two-volume compendium, fully referenced to the most current edition of the major anesthesia textbooks recommended by NBCRNA, although the eBook version does not contain these references.
Learners can highlight in this eBook as they see fit.
Third, we include a downloadable workbook (PDF format), which include all the slides and images we use in our presentations, as well as a significant number of self-study questions students can utilize to challenge themselves. We do not provide the answers to these questions, although the material is covered in the videos or the eBooks.
Fourth, and this is the main volume, we have multiple video segments (microLearning segments) covering the major concepts of the area of the lecture. All courses are taught by Storm Anesthesia CRNAs: Annette Storm, MNA, CRNA and Michael Storm, DNAP, CRNA.
YES. We went live this this new adventure in June 2022. It took us a bit longer to make this course than anticipated. It always does.
We spent the majority of 8 months to get it just right. We think it was worth the wait.
Take a moment to browse our Storm Anesthesia Review 2022 landing page.