Dr. Garner has twelve years experience in Business, latterly as Manager, Corporate Data processing for the BHP Company. His academic experience includes 25 years at Deakin University, during which he was actively involved with IT Companies, and as an Advisor/Consultant to Governments, including five years as an IT Advisor to the Victorian Auditor General.

He was appointed an Emeritus Professor on retirement from Deakin University in 2003, including six years on Council as a representative of the Professoriate to his credit, and has maintained his research and publication interests in Distance Learning. He has specialised in Blended Learning since 2006 with consulting engagements in HK and in Malaysia. Guest Lectures were given in the UK, and most recently to the HK Knowledge Management Association in HK on the subject of Virtual Partnerships in Transformational Learning.