The Challenge

Dr. Ronda Chervin knows a thing or two about teaching to the faithful. Dr. Chervin is an internationally renowned speaker and scholar with more than 50 books to her name about Catholic thought, practice, and spirituality. Though now retired from full-time lecturing, her Online Institute and Web site continues to reach a global audience.  

Dr. Chervin hoped to use the Internet to foster a greater sense of purpose and community among her students and readers. Given her prodigious output, Chervin wanted to make online coursework and content available to her readers and former students. It was an inspired solution. But she lacked the learning management tools, IT support, or large budget commonly available at large universities.

The Solution

Partnering with Educadium, the Chervin Online Institute implemented an EasyCampus Virtual School Builder solution, offering her audience a branded, one-stop learning portal and support center.

As a newcomer to online teaching, Chervin participated in an Educadium online training course, where she learned best practices and tips for creating and managing online facilitated courses. She also made use of Educadium’s Professional Services Group to create a custom theme and course organization to reflect the Institute’s specific goals and branding. 

The Benefits

Chervin’s devoted students and readers now have access to professionally designed study materials, email, and coursework. Chervin taught her first EasyCampus online course called “Six Steps to Holiness” and is designing a self-paced multimedia course called “Voyage to Insight,” for which she expects to charge tuition to help defray her costs.

“With Educadium, we’re able to create an open and affordable online university,” says Chervin. “It’s a blessing for educators like me.”

The Future