Papers and references

Monthly briefing papers

• “December 2009 - High-quality printed books from XML - a compromise?”
• “November 2009 - e-Portfolios in a Resource Oriented Architecture”
• “October 2009 - Domains of Learning Materials”
• “September 2009 - Keep Going Well, Keep Going XML”
• “August 2009 - Resource Oriented Architectures and Moodle Manifests”
• “July 2009 - Effective Business Change for Online Learning”
• “June 2009 - XML for Assessments”
• “May 2009 - What! No SCORM?”
• “April 2009 - Managing the development of successful eLearning programmes”
• “March 2009 - Publishers are leading the way with XML”
• “February 2009 - Awaiting further innovation with Forums”
• “January 2009 - Publication types - a new paradigm for instructional design? ”
• “December 2008 - Student Oriented Administration”
• “November 2008 - Using a content design standard for online delivery”
• “October 2008 - Direct response marketing of distance education (2 of 2)”
• “September 2008 - Direct response marketing of distance education (1 of 2)”
• “August 2008 - Mass Market means Low Quality. Right?”
• “July 2008 - Elements of successful online CPD”
• “June 2008 - Content engineering for learning materials”
• “May 2008 - Single sourcing with open standards”
• “April 2008 - Professional associations and distance learning”
• “March 2008 - Learning Objectives and Competency Frameworks”
• “February 2008 - Assessments, Learning Objectives and Progress Reports”
• “January 2008 - The need for a new publishing workflow”
• “December 2007 - Computer Aided eAssessment”
• “November 2007 - DL - the future of Professional Development?”
• “October 2007 - VLEs - the student view”
• “September 2007 - Cost-effective production of learning materials”
• “August 2007 - Improving student retention”
• “July 2007 - Sustainable programmes”
• “June 2007 - XML opens doors”
• “May 2007 - Distance learning or blended learning? - Focus on the customer”
• “April 2007 - Treat all Students as Distance Learners”
• “March 2007 - Avoiding the VLE trap”

Starting from January 2010 our opinions shall be available online from our CAPDM Thinking blog pages.

Our "Monthly Briefing Papers" shall remain available from this site. However, for continued commentary and analysis from the company founders, please be sure to checkout CAPDM Thinking.

Press Releases

• * NEW * CourseworkerXML web service launched at Online Educa.

Papers that will introduce you to distance learning

• “An introduction to distance learning” - a primer for tertiary education providers

Resources to help you get your programme development started

• “Barriers to uptake of distance or eLearning technologies” - an online exercise for your department or institution
• “Surmounting the barriers” - a paper to help your institution get started with distance learning.

Resources to help you develop a successful global business in education

• “Market strategies for distance learning programmes” - a paper for higher education providers

Papers giving more information about CAPDM technologies and processes

• Our company background sheet - more detail about our services and technologies
• The CAPDM model - a short description of this strategic publishing concept
• CAPDM's developing global businesses in education (DGBIE) diagram
• CAPDM in a Nutshell - quick guide to CAPDM Limited
• CAPDM en bref
• CAPDM 简介

Opinion Surveys

• 2006 CAPDM opinion survey on distance learning attitudes in UK universities and colleges.
• 2007 CAPDM opinion survey on distance learning attitudes in UK professional associations.

Interesting links

• Megatrends in eLearning projects
• Discontinued global eLearning initiatives
• The TENCompetence project
• CAPDM is a member of the the European Distance and E-Learning Network.