Duncan at CAPDM
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I'm the MD of CAPDM Limited in Edinburgh, Scotland. CAPDM helps universities and other learning providers to build and manage world-class programmes of online and distance learning. We've been doing that since 1996. #edtech #highered #elearning
> It is by no means an easy answer, but it can be done, and the best time to start is right now.
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An alternative plan for UK HE: make more money - CAPDM
UK universities are behaving as if their income is set by government. They actually have the resources and the opportunity to make serious money.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
> It is by no means an easy answer, but it can be done, and the best time to start is right now.
www.capdm.com/2025/11/15/a...
www.capdm.com/2025/11/15/a...
> And yet again all the chat is about what levers govt is pulling - whether it's inflation-linked tuition fees or a proposed international student levy - and almost none of it is about how universities can make more money themselves by investing in the creation of online distance learning. >
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
> And yet again all the chat is about what levers govt is pulling - whether it's inflation-linked tuition fees or a proposed international student levy - and almost none of it is about how universities can make more money themselves by investing in the creation of online distance learning. >
Likewise! Great chats. Thank you!
July 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Likewise! Great chats. Thank you!
Indeed! (This post was an attempt at humour. Sorry!)
December 5, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Indeed! (This post was an attempt at humour. Sorry!)
By the end of our conversation my contact was really keen to work with us but their bosses had already decided to buy the shiny new tool which promised point-and-click course authoring (with AI assistance, inevitably). I wonder what they will have built in 3 years. Maybe I'll be proved wrong. [5/5]
December 2, 2024 at 11:13 AM
By the end of our conversation my contact was really keen to work with us but their bosses had already decided to buy the shiny new tool which promised point-and-click course authoring (with AI assistance, inevitably). I wonder what they will have built in 3 years. Maybe I'll be proved wrong. [5/5]
What struck me was what could have been achieved with £50,000 here, versus what is likely to happen. We've just completed a complex medical programme comprising 42 hours of study, and we charged less than £35,000. Content development was on top, of course, but it shows what can be achieved. [4/5]
December 2, 2024 at 11:13 AM
What struck me was what could have been achieved with £50,000 here, versus what is likely to happen. We've just completed a complex medical programme comprising 42 hours of study, and we charged less than £35,000. Content development was on top, of course, but it shows what can be achieved. [4/5]