Trevor Collins

I am interested in the development and use of technology to support learning and discovery. Current areas of involvement include inclusive education and fieldwork.

Keys: Technology Enhanced Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Visualization

Wild, F., Coughlan, T., Davies, S., Shepherd, R., Collins, T., King, A. and Carew, J. (2024) eXtended Reality and Accessibility in Online and Distance Learning: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges, 10th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Butler, D., Collins, T., Gretton, S. and Williams, N. (2023) Identifying and developing good practice in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) within STEM HE, Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference Proceedings: Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy, Swansea University, Wales

Myers, C., Piccolo, L. and Collins, T. (2023) Democratising Digital Educational Game Design for Social Change, Journal of Learning for Development, 10, pp. 55-74

Minocha, S. and Collins, T. (2023) Impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: An Executive Summary

Minocha, S. and Collins, T. (2023) Impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A compendium of case studies

Minocha, S. and Collins, T. (2023) Impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A guide for educators

Brown, V., Collins, T. and Braithwaite, N. (2023) Teaching roles and communication strategies in interactive web broadcasts for practical lab and field work at a distance, Frontiers in Education, 8

Minocha, S. and Collins, T. (2023) Impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Centre for Academic Innovation and Development, University of Chester, Online

Minocha, S. and Collins, T. (2022) Embedding a Theory of Change approach to plan and disseminate STEM scholarship projects, 2022 UK Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference, London

Collins, T., Atchison, C. and Whitmeyer, S. (2022) A critical incident analysis of inclusive fieldwork with students as co-researchers, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, pp. (Early Access)

Marshall, A., Piatek, J., Williams, D., Gallant, E., Thatcher, S., Elardo, S., Williams, A., Collins, T. and Arroyo, Y. (2022) Flexible fieldwork, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 3, pp. 811-811

Collins, T. and Minocha, S. (2021) The pedagogical design of a badged open course on the 'Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM', OpenTEL, Show and TEL, Hosted online by the OpenTEL Strategic Research area based in Institute of Educational Technology (IET), The Open University, UK

, v., Collins, T. and Braithwaite, N. (2021) The Role of Web Broadcasts to Develop Online Learning Communities in STEM: a multiple case study, Advance HE STEM Conference 2021: Rethinking STEM Higher Education, Virtual

Collins, T., Berry, E., Davies, S. and Kear, K. (2020) eSTEeM Ten Years of Scholarship and Innovation: Marking the tenth anniversary of the OU Centre for STEM Pedagogy

Lister, K., Pearson, V., Collins, T. and Davies, G. (2020) Evaluating inclusion in distance learning: a survey of university staff attitudes, practices and training needs Evaluating inclusion in distance learning: a survey of university staff attitudes, practices and training needs, pp. (Early Access)

Cooke, J., Wheeler, P., Maseyk, K., Davies, S., Collins, T., Bradshaw, K., Hawkridge, B., Valentine, C. and Morgan, G. (2020) Broadcasting from the field: enabling student-led investigations by distance, Enhancing Fieldwork Learning 2020, Online, United Kingdom

, v., Collins, T. and Braithwaite, N. (2020) The Role of Web Broadcasts to Develop Online Learning Communities in STEM Modules, Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy, University of Nottingham – virtual

Whitmeyer, S., Atchison, C. and Collins, T. (2020) Using Mobile Technologies to Enhance Accessibility and Inclusion in Field-Based Learning Using Mobile Technologies to Enhance Accessibility and Inclusion in Field-Based Learning, 30

Collins, T., Davies, S. and Marshall, A. (2020) Inclusive Field Kit: sharing approaches for including students with disabilities, Enhancing Fieldwork Learning 2020, Online, United Kingdom

McPherson, E., Collins, T. and Gallen, A. (2019) Enabling inclusive group work, Proceedings of the 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2019), Seville, Spain

Chamberlain, L., Afroze, J., Cooper, V. and Collins, T. (2019) Representing children's rights from discussion through to illustration and interpretation

Richardson, B., Bradshaw, K., Collins, T. and Hawkridge, B. (2019) Practical STEM at the Open University: The Use of Live Video in the OpenStem Labs to Innovate Teaching and Create a Community of Practical STEM Students, EdMedia & Innovate Learning Conference 2019, Amsterdam

Pearson, V., Lister, K., McPherson, E., Gallen, A., Davies, G., Colwell, C., Bradshaw, K., Braithwaite, N. and Collins, T. (2019) Embedding and Sustaining Inclusive Practice to Support Disabled Students in Online and Blended Learning Embedding and Sustaining Inclusive Practice to Support Disabled Students in Online and Blended Learning., 1

Cooke, J., Wheeler, P., Maseyk, K., Davies, S. and Collins, T. (2019) Live, interactive fieldcasts: How flexible and robust is our technology and teaching design to multiple changes?, The 8 th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2019 - STEM Scholarship: From Inquiry to Implementation, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Myers, C., Piccolo, L. and Collins, T. (2019) Game Jams as a Space to Tackle Social Issues: an Approach Based on the Critical Pedagogy, Proceedings of the International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons, and Game Creation Events, San Francisco

Atchison, C., Marshall, A. and Collins, T. (2019) A multiple case study of inclusive learning communities enabling active participation in geoscience field courses for students with physical disabilities A multiple case study of inclusive learning communities enabling active participation in geoscience field courses for students with physical disabilities, 67, pp. 472-486

Warren, P., Mulholland, P., Collins, T. and Motta, E. (2019) Improving comprehension of Knowledge Representation languages: a case study with Description Logics, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 122, pp. 145-167

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Myers, C., Piccolo, L. and Collins, T. (2018) Co-designing Cards on Social Issues for Creating Educational Games, Demo at British HCI Conference, Belfast

Collins, T., Cooke, J., Wheeler, P., Maseyk, K. and Robson, J. (2018) Live field broadcasts: Moving from optional additions to required assessment, The 7th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2018 - STEM Futures: Delivering Excellence Through Scholarship, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

, v., Collins, T. and Braithwaite, N. (2018) Examining interaction within STEM Web Broadcasts, 7th eSTEeM Annual Conference: STEM Futures - Delivering Excellence Through Scholarship, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Holliman, R., Davies, G., Ford, D., Russell, M., Steed, A., Brown, H., Pearson, V., Collins, T., Stutchbury, K., Squires, A., Scanlon, E., Whitelegg, L., Ansine, J., Braithwaite, N., Swithenby, S., Dommett, E., Sumner, J., Lee, C., Kendall, J., Green, P., Sharp, D., Bullivant, M. and Hawthorne, P. (2018) Engaging Opportunities: Connecting young people with contemporary research and researchers., The Open University

Warren, P., Mulholland, P., Collins, T. and Motta, E. (2017) Improving the Comprehensibility of Description Logics - Applying insights from theories of reasoning and language, Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2017), Portoroz, Slovakia

Robson, J., Cooke, J., Wheeler, P., Maseyk, K. and Collins, T. (2017) Evaluating remote access to fieldwork with interactive fieldcasts for distance learning students, The 6th eSTEeM Annual Conference, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes

Holliman, R., Davies, G., Pearson, V., Collins, T., Sheridan, S., Brown, H. and Russell, J. (2017) Planning for engaged research: a collaborative 'Labcast'., in eds. Natalia Kucirkova, Oliver Quinlan, The Digitally Agile Researcher, pp. 88-106, Open University Press

Cooke, J., Wheeler, P., Maseyk, K. and Collins, T. (2016) Widening access to fieldwork with interactive livecasts, Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase 2016, Reading, UK

Collins, T. and Gaved, S. (2016) Enabling remote activity: widening participation in field study courses, in eds. Dietmar Kennepohl, Teaching Science Online: Practical Guidance for Effective Instruction and Lab Work, pp. 183-195, Stylus Publishing

Warren, P., Mulholland, P., Collins, T. and Motta, E. (2015) Making sense of description logics, Semantics '15: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Semantic Systems, Vienna, Austria, pp. 49-56, ACM

Collins, T. (2015) Enhancing outdoor learning through participatory design and development: a case study of embedding mobile learning at a field study centre, International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI), 7, 1, pp. 42-58

Holliman, R., Adams, A., Blackman, T., Collins, T., Davies, G., Dibb, S., Grand, A., Holti, R., McKerlie, F. and Wissenburg, N. (2015) An Open Research University

Sharples, M., Scanlon, E., Ainsworth, S., Anastopoulou, S., Collins, T., Crook, C., Jones, A., Kerawalla, L., Littleton, K. and O'Malley, P. (2015) Personal inquiry: orchestrating science investigations within and beyond the classroom, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 24, 2, pp. 308-341

Sharples, M., Scanlon, E., Ainsworth, S., Anastopoulou, S., Collins, T., Crook, C., Jones, A., Kerawalla, L., Mulholland, P. and O'Malley, C. (2014) Personal inquiry: orchestrating science investigations within and beyond the classroom, The Journal of the Learning Sciences

Warren, P., Mulholland, P., Collins, T. and Motta, E. (2014) Using ontologies: understanding the user experience, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management, Lecture Notes in Computer Science,, pp. 579-590, Springer

Warren, P., Mulholland, P., Collins, T. and Motta, E. (2014) The usability of Description Logics: Understanding the cognitive difficulties presented by Description Logics, ESWC 2014, Crete

Blake, C., Scanlon, E., Twiner, A., Collins, T., Jones, A. and Kerawalla, L. (2013) Analysis of learners' field trip talk during a collaborative inquiry task, EC-TEL 2013 Eighth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Paphos, Cyprus

Blake, C., Scanlon, E., Twiner, A., Collins, T. and Kerawalla, A. (2013) Analysis of learners' fieldtrip talk during a collaborative inquiry task, EC-TEL 2013 Eighth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Paphos, Cyprus, pp. 32-42