Chi Baik
Ms Chi Baik
Lecturer in Higher Education
Phone: +61 3 8344 4212
Fax: +61 3 8344 7576
Email: cbaik@unimelb.edu.au
Chi joined the CSHE in late 2007 after working as a Lecturer in Higher Education in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne. She is currently coordinating a major project that involves developing programs and resources to enhance and support the training of sessional teaching staff in the New Generation degrees.
Chi brings to the CSHE extensive experience in developing targeted teaching and learning improvement programs for staff and students at the University. Her broad teaching experience includes teaching courses in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the School of Graduate Studies, and the Teaching and Learning Unit in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce. She is currently teaching in the Graduate Certificate of University Teaching.
Chi’s main research interest lies broadly in the area of university assessment practices. She is also interested in the internationalisation of university curricula, and the educational experience of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. She is currently involved in an ALTC-funded project on enhancing domestic and international student engagement, and has recently completed a DEEWR-funded project on English language proficiency and employment outcomes.
Chi holds degrees in Commerce and Education, including an Honours degree in Teaching and a M.Ed from the University of Melbourne. She is currently completing a Doctorate in Education focusing on the assessment practices of university lecturers.
Funded research projects
Enhancing Domestic and International Student Engagement: Strategies for changing attitudes and behaviours,
Funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council
Project team: Sophie Arkoudis (project director), Chi Baik, Helen Borland (VU), Shanton Chang , Ian Lang, Josephine Lang (RMIT), Amanda Pearce (VU), Kim Watty, Lynn Wu
Supporting the next phase of internationalization: A best-practice guide to the comprehensive internationalization of curricula
Funded by the University of Melbourne Learning and Teaching Initiatives 2010
Chi Baik and Sophie Arkoudis
The impact of English language proficiency and workplace readiness on employment outcomes and performance of tertiary international students
Funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) (completed 2009)
Sophie Arkoudis (project director), Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Chi Baik, Graeme Hawthorne
Kieran O’Loughlin, Dan Leach and Emmaline Bexley
An Evaluation of First Year Chemistry Tutorials
Study conducted for the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne (completed 2008)
Chi Baik and Kerri-Lee Harris
Selected publications and conference papers
Baik, C. & Greig, J. (2009). Improving the academic outcomes of undergraduate ESL students: the impact of a discipline-specific intervention program for first-year Architecture students, Higher Education Research and Development Journal, 28 (4), 401-416.
Baik, C. & Arkoudis, S. (for ALTC project team) (2009, October). Utilising student diversity to enhance student experience in learning contexts. Paper presented at the Australian International Education Conference, Sydney, 13-16 October.
Baik, C. (2008, September). Issues in assessing the academic writing of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds: Preliminary findings from a study on lecturers’ perceptions and practices. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference, Cambridge, UK, 7-12 September, 2008.
Baik, C. & Greig, J. (2007, July). 'Narrowing the skills Gap: A Model for a Discipline Specific ESL Tutorial Program for First-year Students'. Paper presented at International Conference on the First Year Experience, Hawaii, 9-12 July.
Greig, J. & Baik, C. (2007, July). 'Teaching Effective Team Processes and Skills for Group Assessment Tasks', Higher Education Research and Development (HERDSA) International Conference, Adelaide, 8-11July.
Ransom, L., Baik, C., & Larcombe, W. (2006, July). ‘Academic success and English language: International ESL students’ expectations and perceptions’, Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development (HERDSA) International Conference, University of Western Australia, 10-13 July.
Baik, C. & Sweeney, D. (2005). ‘LAS advisers as virtual tutors: A report on an interactive online writing course for undergraduate students’, Refereed Proceedings of the Language and Academic Skills in Higher Education Conference 2005, pp.31-44, Canberra: The Australian National University.
Ransom, L., Larcombe, W. & Baik, C. (2005). ‘English language needs and support: International - ESL students' perceptions and expectations’, Refereed Proceedings of the 16th ISANA International Conference (CD-ROM), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Other recent publications
Pearce, J., Mulder, R. & Baik, C. (2009). Involving students in peer review: Case studies and practical strategies for university teaching. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, the University of Melbourne.
Baik, C. (2008). The Melbourne Sessional Teachers’ Handbook: Advice and Strategies for University teaching, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, the University of Melbourne.
Baik, C. (2008). The Training, Support and Recognition of Sessional Teachers in the New Generation Degrees: A Guide for Sessional Staff Coordinators, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, the University of Melbourne.
Baik, C. (2007), Avoiding Plagiarism, Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, the University of Melbourne