Thirty years of making learning better

A look back over thirty years of quietly running the back-end systems of some of the biggest and smallest distance learning programmes in the world.

2026

We updated learning management systems for Mac Keith Press and signed a new contract with Resolution (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association) to build and deliver their online learning. We completed development of a major new version of our Courseworker production environment which delivers state-of-the-art learning into a range of VLEs at the press of […]

Key learning objectives

Building your courses with learning objectives at their heart can enable a whole suite of improvements to student experience and retention.

Competency frameworks in practice

How competency frameworks can be effectively leveraged in the delivery of online learning.

An alternative plan for UK HE: make more money

UK universities are behaving as if their income is set by government. They actually have the resources and the opportunity to make serious money.

It’s the boring stuff that delivers change

OLS25 took place recently in Leeds. Our MD was there and, after an unexpected hiatus, shares his highlights here.

9D programme design

The nine dimensions to consider in designing a programme of learning, and how they might be instantiated for undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD scenarios.

Avoiding the LMS-VLE system trap

An LMS/VLE is a big, often expensive, decision. It’s vital that your choice doesn’t become a trap. Building your content outside of the VLE really helps.

Student-oriented administration

Competitive advantage comes from flexible and efficient administration, and a student-centred approach has enormous benefits if it can be achieved.

Mass market means low quality, right?

Far from the mass market consideration needed for online learning design leading to lower quality learning, we believe the opposite is the case.