Professor Gilly Salmon is CEO and Principal Consultant at Education Alchemists Ltd, in the UK.

" The most imaginative voices in learning futures. The workshop explored how educators can redefine their roles in the Intelligence Age - while keeping the human heart of learning intact. Creative provocative and deeply practical"  OEB25. 

Welcome

I’ve led sustained programmes of research and practice that advance how learning is designed, experienced, and led in digital environments — developing original models, methods, and frameworks now used by institutions worldwide, built over more than 30 years in the field. My  focus is on  on higher,  and professional learning, with wide applications across disciplines, sectors, and levels.

My scope extends from online facilitation and learning design to organisational transformation, governance and strategy: as the Intelligence Age remodels education and place new weight on human judgement, agency, and responsibility.

Here on this site,  you’ll find models, frameworks, and practical resources shared for exploration and use by educators, leaders, and institutions working in our rapidly transforming environments. The Education Alchemists services provide practice and partnership— for  talks, keynotes, webinars, workshops, consultancy and advice for your own contexts.

Latest NEWS​

Welcome to 2026
Please contact me as early as possible with any questions, ideas and dates.
Short piece on Leadership in the |Intelligence Age 
5 years of peer enhanced e -placements. New video 
Short open piece on Virtual Reality

Sinhala translation of the 5 stage model diagram just added, joining 15 other translations- see if your language is there!
See also new button for E-tivities framework (you can use as a LLM prompt) and new roles for educators with the 5 stage model
New button: Educators with AI and the 5 stage model
new  ideas for Learning Futures  See short article with 10 ways forward Click here 
'Handouts' from 'Golden Eggs' workshop at OEB 24 4 quadrants of innovation , 5 stage model e-tivities and Carpe Diem learning design.  Click here 
 Special Issue on AI in teaching 
Click 
 3 articles about 30 years of Learning Technologies​  click 
'Top Tips for Time Travellers- video. Gilly looks back and forward for learning
New translations of the 5 stage model diagram- into  French  and Romanian 
(they join another 13 translations)
check  them out here 
Booking now for on-location and digital  workshops and keynotes for 2025 Click here

Carpe Diem

 Carpe Diem learning design workshops are perfect for enabling fast, entirely digital, high quality online learning. They can transform anything from one module to a whole degree.

E-tivities

The world of learning is at a watershed; confronted by challenges to educational models. Active online learning requires ‘e-tivities’, that keep learners engaged, motivated, and participating. 

Five Stage Model

Successful online learning requires a 5 Stage Scaffold approach to support the students' learning journey. The research-based seminal model is suitable for all disciplines and levels.