Chair introduces Board's newest Member

By Board Chair Mrs Vicki Williams

On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome our newest Board Member and introduce him to our Radford community.

Professor Barney Dalgarno is currently Executive Dean of Education at the University of Canberra and brings a wealth of experience in schools and teacher training and accreditation.

He currently leads UC’s Education Faculty in:
• Teacher Education
• Post Graduate Education
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Educational Research, particularly in STEM education and Sustainable Communities
• Supporting Doctoral Candidates
• Collaborating with schools and school leaders.

As a member of the Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Planning Group, he contributes to University-wide strategic leadership and operational management.

Prior to joining UC, Professor Dalgarno held a number of leadership positions at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in learning and teaching excellence, academic quality and innovation.

He collaboratively developed CSU’s Distance Education strategy, including a new online learning model, and led university-wide implementation within CSU’s largest online courses.

One of the Board’s key areas of focus, and a topic for our next Retreat, continues to be digital education and our students’ digital future. Professor Dalgarno is highly experienced in this field.

Barney’s first meeting with the Board will be at our Retreat on 11/12 August and we are looking forward to drawing on Professor Dalgarno’s experience and insights, and his contribution to the discussion on the College’s place in leading innovative educational practice.