Bricks to Clicks Quotes

“This new modality of learning quickly created a curriculum specialization as it became critical to pack- age progressive educational experiences, and to keep the class moving together toward course outcome achievement.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“Learners continue to weigh their interest in the subject matter, their ability to succeed, and the overall opinion of the educational experience against the expense.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“In an emerging consumer learner environment, the faculty member can engage and direct understanding.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“The professor is no longer revered for their depth of scholarly knowledge and andragogical skill. Instead, the educator is now at the subjective mercy of an assessment that evaluates how well they pleased the personal and entertainment interests of their students, as opposed to learning objectives, curriculum agendas, and demonstration of learned course skills and theory. When did this paradigm shift from educator to customer service agent begin?”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“Coronavirus does not scare you. Working or teaching online does not scare you. It is what you tell yourself, what you assume or believe, about coronavirus and teaching online, that scares you.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“You will decide if you will deliver your online curriculum in synchrony (in real time using a webinar format such as, Adobe Connect, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, & Google Classrooms, etc.) or asynchronous (learners work independently and submit their work to you on a specific day and time).”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“WHEN YOU ARE FRUSTRATED, STOP. Should I say this again? When you are frustrated, stop. Walk away. Take a break. Try again.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“Learning comes best in chunking. The more complex the learning skill, the more time it will take. SHORT BURSTS of learning. FOCUSED learning are the strategies to use going forward.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online

“For some of my online or asynchronous classes, I can use live or in person tools such as streaming, or recorded video feedback emailed to the student to let your students know that you are more than just words in an email or on a website.”
― Natalie Casale, Bricks to Clicks: Best Practices to Transition From the Classroom to Online