EDUCATION

PhD: Institute of Educational Technology, Open University UK
Thesis Title: Online Training for Computer Mediated Conferencing
M.Phil Faculty of Management, Cranfield University UK
Thesis Title: The Processes of Managing Change
BA, 1st Class Hons. (Technology & Psychology). Open University
Memberships: Institute of Management (UK)
British Computer Society

CURRENT AFFILIATION

(from early 2000 to present time)
Seconded to newly formed United States Open University as MBA Program Director and e-learning consultant to the first Vice Chancellor. Overall responsibility for establishment of a full scale MBA Programme to be presented online throughout the US. To date, graduate foundation course and open access route (Management Certificate) are running, with the rest of the programme to roll out over next 2 years. My responsibility for parterships, choice of technologies, budgets, leadership, establishment, academic credibility, assessment, recruitment of Faculty and Associate Faculty are absolute. Contributing to accreditation processes (establishign new university in the US). Building teams with both content and teaching process knowledge, commissioning overall adaptation of multi-media OU courses to a high quality and establishing governing and quality mechanisms.

In addition, whenever time permit, I am a keynote speaker and workshop leader at e-learning conferences around the world (see web site for examples). I continue to research, write and publish in the area of online learning. I have two new books in preparation for Kogan Page: E-training & E-tivities.

Also: Visiting Professor, School of Business and Economics, Queens University, Belfast, where I provide e-learning consultancy and research development into online learning for managers.

1996-99 OUBS Director of Presentation (sub-Dean) Responsible for Presentation & Teaching Technology. Directorate and strategic responsibility for presentation of OUBS courses including quality assurance, recruitment, development and deployment of 800 Associate lecturers, management of budgets and staff and contribution to strategic direction and management of OUBS as part of Deans and Directors Team. The OUBS is a self financing unit of the OU, with turnover of around £44m p.a. and run on business lines. Also head of R& D and project unit exploring ICT for distance management education, establishment and achievement of strategy and policy for technology and broadcast within the School, project sponsor and chair of steering groups for major projects including OUBS Intranet and Extranet. Recruited and established multi-functional teams, secured funding, implemented projects in area of e-learning.Role included active research of application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to management education, including development of quality through ICT applications and teaching systems

1992-1996 OUBS Milton Keynes
Group Regional Manager/ Senior Lecturer Management responsibility for staffing and development of 3 Regions of OUBS (included 50% of students and tutors body) whilst continuing research and teaching

1991-1993 OUBS Cambridge
Regional Manager/Lecturer
Academic Manager-Europe
Established teaching and learning throughout 20 new sites in Continental Europe.

1989-1991 OUBS Cambridge
Regional Manager/Lecturer
Recruitment of students and tutors and quality of teaching systems during very rapid
expansion of OU Business School

Previously
Independent Change Management Consultant-2 years, London
Director, National Marriage Guidance (3 London Boroughs)
Adult teaching

PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY

Full text of conference papers and others can be viewed at: http://oubs.open.ac.uk/gilly
Business Café project is at: http://oubs.open.ac.uk/businesscafe
Web site for E-moderating book: http://oubs.open.ac.uk/e-moderating
Recent Publications (journal articles & books) about online teaching and learning:
Goodyear, P., G. Salmon and C. Steeples, 2001. Competencies for online teaching.
Education Training & Development 49 (1) :pp. 65-72.
Gray, C. and G. Salmon , 1999. Academic Integrity in Electronic Universities of the New
Millennium: a Practioner's Perspective. Higher Education in Europe XXIV (2) :pp. 259-264.
Nixon, T. T. and G. Salmon, 1996. Computer-Mediated Learning and Its Potential,.
Supporting Open Learners. A. R. Mills and A. W. Tait (Ed). London, Pitman.
Salmon, G., 1995. Tardy Assignment Submission by Management Students. Open Learning
November.
Salmon, G., 1998. Developing Learning Though Effective Online Moderation. Active
Learning 9 (December): pp. 3-8.
Salmon, G., 1999. Computer Mediated Conferencing in Large Scale Management
Education. Open Learning (June): pp. 45-54.
Salmon, G., 1999. Developing Managers Through Online Networking. The Current State of
Business Disciplines. S. B. Sahiya (Ed). Rohtak, India, Spellbound Publications.
Salmon, G., 2000. Computer Mediated Conferencing for Management Learning at the
Open University. Management Learning 31 (4): pp. 491-502.
Salmon, G. , 2000. Driving Through! Online learning for industrial supply chains. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 1 (2/ July) :pp. http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Salmon, G., 2000. E-moderating: the key to teaching and learning online. London, Kogan Page.
Salmon, G., 2001. The Business Cafe Project. British Journal of Educational Technology in press .
Salmon, G. and K. Giles, 1997. Training Virtual Management Teachers. European Journal of Open & Distant Learning
http://www1.nks.no/eurodl/eurodlen/index.html 1 (1): pp. paper at:
http://www1.nks.no/eurodl/shoen/salmon/virtual.html.
Salmon, G., K. Giles and J. Allan, 2000. Training for Online Working. Managing Telework.
K. Daniel, D. Lamond and P. Standen (Ed). London, Thompson.
Salmon, G. and K. E. Giles , 1999. Creating and Implementing Successful Online
Environments: A Practitioner Perspective. European Open and Distance Learning Journal
http://kurs.nks.no/eurodl/eurodlen/index.html (February) .

Published Teaching Materials
Educating Effective Managers 1999, B550: A Guide for Tutors and Trainers Course, author and contributor
Teaching With Groups (toolkit) 2000 Open University consultancies 2000
School of Management, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2000
Qantas Airways, Sydney Australia (Qantas Online) 1998-2001
University of Cambridge, Programme for Industry, Seminar Leader 2000
Recent and Current External Advisory Roles
Member of Steering Group for Educa Online Conferences, 1997-2000
Visiting Professor & member of Academic Council:Euro-Arab Management School,
Granada Spain

1996-1998;
Member Advisory Board :Virtual University of Applied Sciences, in Engineering, Computer-
Sciences and Business Administration, Germany 1999- 2001
Member, Research Advisory Council, University of Maryland University College, US;
Reviewer Management Development Forum Saratoga Springs, New York 1999-2000;

Television
Series Academic consultant and team director for series of 9 TV programmes entitled
"Business Café". The Web site can be viewed at: http://www.open.ac.uk/businesscafe.
EU funded R & D project
KLASS (Knowledge & Learning in Automotive Supply Chains),

Research Focus
My personal research has focussed on communication, information technologies and distance learning, with special reference to computer mediated conferencing and management education. I have explored the new skills associated with working online in the 21st Century, and especially on the teaching and moderating skills relevant in networked environments. Recent Membership of University and Faculty Committees

OUBS Directors Group 96-99
OUBS Management Committee 96-99
OUBS Certificate and Diploma, MBA & Law Programme Committees 96-99
OUBS Creativity, Innovation and Change Course Team 91-98
OUBS Business Development and Resources Committees 94-99
OUBS Academic Promotions 95-99
OUBS Teaching and Learning Technology Task Force (Chair) 96-99
OUBS Intranet/Extranet/Intranet Steering Group (Chair) 97-99
OUBS Residential Schools Working Group (Chair) 94-99
OUBS Staff Development Group (Chair) 93-99
OUBS School Board
OU Senate
OU "PALACES" Programme Board (applications for students and tutors) 96-99
OU Teaching and Learning Committee 96-99
OU Web Development Steering Board 97-99

Contact Addresses

E mail: G.K.Salmon@open.ac.uk
Web sites: http://oubs.open.ac.uk/gilly & http://oubs.open.ac.uk/e-moderating
Home address: 8 Coles Green, Loughton, Essex, IG210 2QS
Office: Briggs Building, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Tel: 020 8281 1710 and
Fax: 020 8281 1711