Mr Robert Collins
Senior Teaching Fellow
Education
Prize And Awards
- UK & Ireland Green Gown Award 2022
- Recipient
- 8/11/2022
- University of Strathclyde Senate
- Recipient
- 18/6/2020
- USSA Teaching Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 4/6/2020
- National Green Gown Award
- Recipient
- 10/10/2019
- Strathclyde Leadership Award
- Recipient
- 17/9/2019
- Institute of Leadership and Management:Level 5 Award
- Recipient
- 17/9/2019
Publications
- Discovering Climate Fresk : a scalable peer-to-peer facilitator model
- Collins Robert, Jollet Noemie, Mouat Clare
- (2023)
- From StrathCEKO to StrathCAN : building a community of climate education ambassadors from the bottom up in a higher education institution
- Strachan Scott, Quirke William, Sprick Reiner Sebastian, Gallou Eirini, Collins Robert, Faulkner Suzanne
- 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (2023)
- Investigating elementary school students' attitudes in makerspace activities through design-based learning
- Nikou Stavros A, Collins Robert, Hendry Martyn
- European Conference on Educational Research (2021)
- Report on VIP at the School of Education (2017-21) : Five Year Review, Performance & Research Pathways
- Collins Robert
- (2021)
- Engagement in physical computing for the primary classroom : the BBC Micro:bit experience
- Nikou Stavros A, Collins Robert, Hendry Martyn
- EdMedia + Innovate Learning EdMedia + Innovate Learning, pp. 566-569 (2020)
- VIP STEM Education & Public Engagement (International) : Gambia Project 2019
- Collins Robert, Catlin Jane
- (2019)
Teaching
I am currently the Course Director of bachelor's degree programmes in the School of Education where I oversee all aspects of ITE undergraduate teaching at the University of Strathclyde. Additionally, as the University's Education Lead for the Vertically Integrated Projects initiative I also have responsibility for evaluating new research projects within the Faculty of HASS and the wider University.
I am also currently responsible for directing student and staff preparation regarding CATC activity for MCE award within the University's ITE BA (Hons) course, as well as developing and delivering ITE undergraduate and postgraduate STEM, ICT, Educational Studies and Practicum modules. Additionally I have had responsibility for leading the STEM project-based learning modules suite as part of the revised M.Ed. programme within the Faculty of HASS. I also supervise students in STEM undergraduate research theses and postgraduate Masters modules.
Beyond core courses I also hold roles as Primary ITE Representative of the University’s innovative Fabrication Laboratory and am a co-founder of the School of Education’s Excellence in STEM Education body. I am also the creator and developer of the School of Education's innovative STEM Education & Public Engagement Vertically Integrated Project, the first fully accredited VIP project within the School of Education.
I have also held posts as an External Examiner with Aberdeen University on their STEM Masters programme and as a visiting academic in STEM subjects for a national ITE establishment in the Middle East.
Research Interests
My current research focuses on the investigation of student and practitioner identity development within STEM Education. This includes investigation into participant confidence in and related investigation of enhanced pedagogical approaches towards effective educational provision. This work has linked to my previous studies on the nature and impact of virtual provision of online Mathematics and Science Education, as well as the associated field of Education for Global Citizenship & Sustainable Development and Vertically Integrated pedgaogy. These research strands have resulted in a wide range of high profile publication and knowledge exchange activities, as well as the delivery of a variety of other associated practitioner Career Long Professional Learning programmes both at home and abroad.
Professional Activities
- Advance HE Annual Sustainability Symposium 2024
- Speaker
- 21/3/2024
- Engage with Strathclyde: Strathclyde Climate Education Kick-Off (StrathCEKO)
- Member of programme committee
- 2/5/2023
- Facilitation of Climate Fresk workshop for 2YR UG course in PAC
- Recipient
- 17/10/2022
- University Of Strathclyde (Organisational unit)
- Member
- 10/10/2022
- Karen Symms Gallagher
- Host
- 4/11/2019
- University of Strathclyde Annual VIP Conference 2017
- Participant
- 29/3/2017
Projects
- Engagement in physical computing for the primary classroom: the BBC Micro:bit experience
- Collins, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- 11-Jan-2019 - 17-Jan-2020
- Evaluation of BBC’s News School Report in Scotland 2011
- Collins, Robert (Academic)
- 17-Jan-2011 - 01-Jan-2012
- Longitudinal Study & Analysis of Early Career Practitioners in Primary Science Education
- Collins, Robert (Academic)
- 09-Jan-2009 - 15-Jan-2016
- ICT, Self-Regulated Learning and Web-based Sustainable Development Education/Global Citizenship Resources
- Collins, Robert (Academic)
- 02-Jan-2008 - 17-Jan-2009
Contact
Mr
Robert
Collins
Senior Teaching Fellow
Education
Email: r.collins@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8112