Virtual Campus and Online Community Design

Every organization spends countless hours and dollars creating an image and brand to convey their message. Cardean Learning Group believes that your learning environment should include your personality to reinforce your message.

Because your image is just as important to us as it is to you, we don’t create “cookie-cutter” campuses for our clients. Although some of the campus elements can be appreciated by all of our clients, each virtual campus is customized to meet their specific presentation and instructional needs. Cardean also provides training for instructors, reporting capabilities and regularly scheduled updates to keep you up to date and connected to your students and their progress.

Course Development

Cardean Learning Group encourages our clients to get involved in the development of their learning tools. We welcome your ideas, expectations, and company information so your courses can be as specific and beneficial as possible.

Once your requirements are determined, we employ several internal and external Subject Matter Experts to ensure that the topic is researched thoroughly. Cardean developers then combine the information with multi-media and interactive elements to draw students into their class. Streaming video, simulations and flash demos bring coursework to life and stimulate students’ senses appealing to all learning styles.

Class communication is also encouraged with live chat, discussion boards and private instructor and group chat areas. Learners therefore feel connected and a part of the experience rather than just consumers of raw information. Our designers further guarantee learning by including modules that encourage students to apply their knowledge not only to online examples but also to their current life and career. Cardean designed course formats are well organized and easy to access to allow both the instructor and the student to focus on learning.

Platform Hosting

What happens behind the scenes at Cardean Learning Group is something you never have to think about. Our commitment to our clients and the quality of our product means providing complete hosting services that engage, promote and deliver high quality learning.

Because Cardean continues to create the most progressive, robust and interactive products in the marketplace, we created a platform that seamlessly delivers and supports these advanced products.

As part of our total service commitment, Cardean provides all hardware, software, Internet connectivity, system administration, back-up and monitoring.

With our high efficiency data center boasting the most current technology and redundant fail-over center, our commitment to you are services that are reliable and available with virtually no down time so all you have to think about is how fast and how much you want to grow.

Student Finance Consulting

Cardean Learning Group has expanded its strategic consulting services to include all aspects of student finance. Cardean’s team of professionals has extensive knowledge of both financial aid and student account operations. Our consultants possess operational expertise to effectively administer financial aid for all types of schools. Clients can receive ongoing monitoring and counsel that result in improved compliance, increased cash flow and reduced student receivables.

Processing – The Financial Aid office’s performance is consistently being judged by students. Its impact on student satisfaction can impact your starts and retention. Establishing efficient workflows increases productivity and improves customer service. We put our many years of experience to work for you in creating a student-focused service environment that supports your mission to create a consistently positive student experience.

Training – A Financial Aid office operates in a highly regulated, constantly changing environment. Cardean offers extensive training on all aspects of financial aid including budget construction, packaging, verification, certification, cash management and return of funds.

Compliance – The experience Cardean has with identifying and resolving compliance issues is unsurpassed. Cardean will confidentially review an institution’s processes, policies, procedures and forms to assess compliance with Title IV regulations, make suggestions for improvement, and assist institutions in effectively resolving compliance issues.

Systems – Cardean has experience with all of the most popular student administrative systems. Whether implementing a new system or effectively utilizing one’s current system, Cardean can help.

Interim Staffing – Open positions in the financial aid office can create challenges for most institutions, particularly during peak seasons. Cardean’s interim staffing services will temporarily fill this void with experienced individuals to ensure the financial aid office continues to function effectively and without interruption.

Default Management – Proactive strategies can significantly lower a school’s cohort default rate. Cardean can assist institutions with the development of a default management plan using various activities, tools and techniques which will ultimately reduce the institution’s cohort default rate.