University of Tasmania, Australia

Dr Bill Baker

Lecturer - Arts & Social Education

"B. Mus.Ed. (Melbourne); M.Ed. (Arts Admin); Ed. D. (RMIT)"

Contact Details

Teaching Responsibilities

Dr Baker teaches in the Bachelor of Education and the Master of Teaching degrees in the preparation of pre-service primary generalist teachers in music education and in the Master of Teaching degree in the preparation of pre-service primary and secondary music specialist teachers.

Units

• ESH130 Arts Education: Music & Visual Arts
• EMT655 Approaches to Secondary Music Education
• EMT656 Approaches to Post-compulsory Music Education
• EMT694 Introduction to Arts Education

Publications

• Baker, W. J. (2012). Fully online learning in a pre-service teacher music education unit in Australia: Student perspectives. In W. Sims (ed.). Proceedings of the International Society for Music Education 30th World Conference on Music Education, Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-20 July 2012, pp. 45-51. ISBN13: 978-0-9873511-0-4. [Refereed Conference].
  
• Baker, W. J., & Pittaway, S. (2012). The application of a student engagement framework to the teaching of music education in an e-learning context in one Australian university. In G. Tchibozo (ed.).  Proceedings of the 4thParis International Conference on Education, Economy and Society, Strasbourg (France): Analytrics, pp. 27-38. ISBN 979-10-90365-04-9 [Refereed Conference].
  
• Roy, D., Baker, W., & Hamilton, A. (2012). Teaching the Arts: Early childhood and primary education. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press.
• Baker, W. J. (2011). Fully online teaching and learning in a pre-service teacher unit in music education. In E. Mackinlay & D. Forrest (eds.). Making sound waves: Diversity, unity, equity Proceedings of the Australian Society for Music Education XVIII National Conference, 2nd-5th July, 2011, Broadbeach, QLD, pp. 69-73. ISBN 978-0-9803792-2-8 [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, W. J. (2011). Using video to cross the boundary between Arts education and online learning in a preservice teacher education degree: Student perspectives. In J. Wright (Ed.). Researching across boundaries. Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, 27th November-1 December, 2011, Hobart, TAS. ISSN 1324-9320 [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, WJ, ‘Musical Understanding: Proceedings of the Australian Society for Music Education XVII National Conference’, Australian Society for Music Education XVII National Conference, 10-14 July 2009, Launceston Tasmania, pp. 1-10. ISBN 978-0-9803792-1-1 (2009) [Conference Edited]
• Baker, WJ, ‘Learning centres in primary and early childhood music education’, Victorian Journal of Music Education pp. 22-30. ISSN 1036-6318 (2008) [Refereed Article]
• Elliot, S and Baker, WJ, ‘Student Perceptions of Problem-Solving in and through Music in the Senior Primary Classroom’, NZARE National Conference 2008, 24 - 27 November 2008, Palmerston North, New Zealand, pp. 1-10. ISBN 1176-4902 (2008) [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, WJ, ‘The use of journaling in the development of student engagement and confidence with the teaching of music in an Australian early childhood and primary teacher education degree: A new perspective of an old problem’, Australian Journal of Music Education, 1 pp. 40-49. ISSN 0004-9484 (2007) [Refereed Article]
• Baker, WJ, ‘Encouraging appropriate learning behaviours: Aligned assessment practices within a pre-service music teacher education course’, Education in the Pacific, 4-7 December 2007, Christchurch New Zealand EJ (2007) [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, WJ, ‘Intergrated arts curriculum: An interdisciplinary approach’, Proceedings of the 40th Anniversary National Confrence, 6th-10th July 2007, Perth WA, pp. 51-55. ISBN 978-0-9803792-0-4 (2007) [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, WJ, ‘Nurturing the research spirit: The ivory tower and the teaching-research nexus in developing early career reasearch’, Engaging Pedagogies: AARE Education Research Conference Proceedings, 27-30 November 2006, Adelaide, SA EJ ISBN 1324-9320 (2007) [Refereed Conference]
• Baker, WJ, ‘The Use of journaling in the development of student engagement and confidence with the teaching of music in an Australian early childhood and primary teacher education degree’, Education in the Pacific, 4-7 December 2007, Christchurch New Zealand EJ (2007) [Refereed Conference]

Research Interests

Dr Baker’s Doctorate focused on the role for professional performing arts organisations as providers of arts education. The thesis Education Programs of Performing Arts Organisations in Australia developed a conceptual model for the organisation of education programs based within such organisations. Dr Baker’s research interests include: Curricula and assessment across the Arts domains, integrated Arts teaching and learning, the role of journaling in pre-service teacher education, and online learning in Arts education.