Monica Ward
Dr
Monica Ward is the Dean of Teaching at Learning at DCU and was formerly the Assistant Head for Teaching Excellence in the School of Computing. She has extensive experience in teaching and assessment a range of subjects from technical to transversal skills modules. She is a pioneer of the use of technology in education and she advocates a co-creation and culturally-responsive approach with academics and students.
Her research interest include:
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (with a special focus on Less Commonly Taught Languages and Endangered Languages)
- Computer Science Education
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Educational Technologies
- Human Factors in Computing
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | (2022) 'Less commonly taught languages at EUROCALL: what has changed over the years?' In: CALL and professionalisation: short papers from EUROCALL 2021. Ireland : Research-publishing.net. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | (2022) 'Growth mindset, CALL, and students as partners – does it work in a primary school context?' In: Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data: short papers from EUROCALL 2022. Ireland : Research-publishing.net. [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Monica Ward; (2020) 'CALL research in the primary school setting â problems, possibilities, and potential' In: [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Monica Ward; (2019) 'Joining the blocks together â an NLP pipeline for CALL development' In: [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Ward, M. (2015) 'Factors in Sustainable CALL' In: WorldCALL: Sustainability and Computer-Assisted Language Learning. [Link] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | O’Riordan, F.; Thangaraj, J.; Girme, P.; Ward, M. (2025) 'Interactive oral assessment: Staff perceptions, challenges and benefits of this robust, authentic assessment design approach'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Ward, Monica, Fiona O’Riordan, Danielle Logan-Fleming, Dervila Cooke, Tara Concannon-Gibney, Marina Efthymiou & Niamh Watkins (2024) 'Interactive oral assessment case studies: An innovative, academically rigorous, authentic assessment approach'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Ward, M.; O’Riordan, F.; Logan-Fleming, D.; Cooke, D.; Concannon-Gibney, T.; Efthymiou, M.; Watkins, N. (2024) 'Interactive oral assessment case studies: An innovative, academically rigorous, authentic assessment approach'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 61 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Monica Ward; Marius Senchea; Clare Gormley (2022) 'Teaching, Learning and Assessment within a School of Computing: Did Student Partnership have an Impact?'. AISHE-J: THE ALL IRELAND JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, . | |
| 2022 | Noone, M., Mooney, A., Thompson, A., Glavin, F., Ward, M., Nolan, K., ... & Williams, D (2022) 'A Review of the Supports Available to Third-Level Programming Students in Ireland'. AISHE-J: THE ALL IRELAND JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 14 (2). [Link] | |
| 2021 | O’Keeffe, M.; Crehan, M.; Munro, M.; Logan, A.; Farrell, A.M.; Clarke, E.; Flood, M.; Ward, M.; Andreeva, T.; Van Egeraat, C.; Heaney, F.; Curran, D.; Clinton, E. (2021) 'Exploring the role of peer observation of teaching in facilitating cross-institutional professional conversations about teaching and learning'. International Journal for Academic Development, 26 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Ward, M.; Mozgovoy, M.; Purgina, M. (2019) 'Can wordbricks make learning Irish more engaging for students?'. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 9 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Ward, M. (2018) 'Qualitative research in less commonly taught and endangered language CALL'. Language Learning and Technology, 22 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2004 | Ward, M. (2004) 'The additional uses of CALL in the endangered language context'. ReCALL, 16 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2003 | Ward, M.; Genabith, J. (2003) 'CALL for endangered languages: Challenges and rewards'. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 21 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2002 | Ward, M. (2002) 'Reusable XML technologies and the development of language learning materials'. ReCALL, 14 . [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Xu, L.; Andrade, M.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.í.; Ward, M. (2025) Cipher in Classrooms: Evaluating Digital Game-Based Language Learning for Irish Vocabulary Acquisition [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Xu, L.; Thomson, J.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Ward, M. (2024) 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference, GEM 2024 Learner-Oriented Game Design: The Evolution of Cipher [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Thangaraj, J.; Ward, M.; O'Riordan, F. (2024) OpenAccess Series in Informatics An Experience with Adaptive Formative Assessment for Motivating Novices in Introductory Programming Learning [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Thangaraj, J.; Ward, M.; O’Riordan, F. (2024) International Conference on Higher Education Advances The impact of using formative assessment in introductory programming on teaching and learning [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Cahill, L.M.; Baltazar, T.; Bruen, S.; Xu, L.; Ward, M.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Foster, J. (2024) 3rd Annual Meeting of the ELRA-ISCA Special Interest Group on Under-Resourced Languages, SIGUL 2024 at LREC-COLING 2024 - Workshop Proceedings Exploring Text Classification for Enhancing Digital Game-Based Language Learning for Irish [Link] | |
| 2024 | Xu, L.; Du, H.; Jia, S.; Ennis, C.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Ward, M. (2024) Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning Rekindling Connections to Languages through Socio-Cultural Immersion Using Game-Based Learning and Virtual Reality: Cipher VR Case Study [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Bruen, S.; Xu, L.; Ward, M. (2024) Games and Natural Language Processing 2024 at LREC-COLING 2024, Workshop Proceedings Empowering Adaptive Digital Game-Based Language Learning for Under-Resourced Languages Through Text Analysis [Link] | |
| 2023 | McGarry, J.; Butler, D.; Ward, M. (2023) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Co-developing Computational Thinking skills with Inservice Teachers in Ireland: A Constructionist Approach | |
| 2023 | McGarry, J.; Butler, D.; Ward, M. (2023) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Co-developing Computational Thinking skills with Inservice Teachers in Ireland: A Constructionist Approach | |
| 2023 | McGarry, J., Butler, D., & Ward, M (2023) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Co-developing Computational Thinking skills with Inservice Teachers in Ireland: A Constructionist Approach | |
| 2023 | Thangaraj, J.; Ward, M.; O’Riordan, F. (2023) OpenAccess Series in Informatics A Systematic Review of Formative Assessment to Support Students Learning Computer Programming [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Xu, Liang; Dhonnchadha, Elaine Ui; Ward, Monica (2022) PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN THE STUDY OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES (COMPUTEL-5 2022) Faoi Gheasa: an adaptive game for Irish language learning | |
| 2022 | Xu, L.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Ward, M. (2022) GameSys 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 Game Systems Workshop, Part of MMSys 2022 User experience study of Cipher: Faoi Gheasa, a digital educational game for language learning and student engagement [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Xu, L.; Dhonnchadha, E.U.; Ward, M. (2022) COMPUTEL 2022 - 5th Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages, Proceedings of the Workshop Faoi Gheasa: an adaptive game for Irish language learning [Link] | |
| 2022 | Uí Dhonnchadha, E.; Ward, M.; Xu, L. (2022) Proceedings of the 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop, CLTW 2022 at Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, LREC 2022 Cipher – Faoi Gheasa: A Game-with-a-Purpose for Irish [Link] | |
| 2022 | Thangaraj, Jagadeeswaran; Ward, Monica; O'Riordan, Fiona (2022) 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCES (HEAD '22) Use of Assessment and Feedback Systems for Introductory Computer Programming Modules of Higher Education: A Comparative Study [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Dhonnchadha, E. U., Ward, M., & Xu, L (2022) LREC 2022 Workshop Language Resources and Evaluation Conference 20-25 June 2022 Cipher–Faoi Gheasa: A Game-with-a-Purpose for Irish | |
| 2022 | Xu, L., Dhonnchadha, E. U., & Ward, M. (2022) Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Games Systems User experience study of Cipher: Faoi Gheasa, a digital educational game for language learning and student engagement | |
| 2021 | Monica Ward (2021) EUROCALL Less commonly taught languages at EUROCALL: what has changed over the years? | |
| 2018 | Ward, M.; Abubacker, N.F. (2018) 21st Saudi Computer Society National Computer Conference, NCC 2018 Effective Utilisation of VLE with Joint Multinational Postgraduate Programme [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Purgina, Marina; Mozgovoy, Maxim; Ward, Monica (2017) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SUPPORTED EDUCATION (CSEDU), VOL 1 Learning Language Grammar with Interactive Exercises in the Classroom and Beyond [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Monica Ward (2017) Research Publishing ICALL’s relevance to CALL | |
| 2017 | Monica Ward (2017) SIETAR Europa Congress 2017 THE BENEFITS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL) FOR MIGRANTS AND MIGRANT FAMILIES | |
| 2017 | Marina Purgina; Maxim Mozgovoy; Monica Ward (2017) Research Publishing MALL with WordBricks–building correct sentences brick by brick | |
| 2016 | Ward, Monica (2016) EDULEARN16: 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES UNDERGRADUATE TRANSITION PROBLEMS AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM | |
| 2016 | Monica Ward (2016) Research Publishing Demystifying pronunciation with animation | |
| 2016 | Ward, Monica and Costello, Eamon (2016) Global Learn Education Reform with Technology-Difficult but Worth the Effort? | |
| 2016 | Monica Ward (2016) Research Publishing CALL and less commonly taught languages: Still a way to go | |
| 2016 | Monica Ward (2016) PARIS Inalco CALLIPSO–CALL for Irish for Parents Students and Others | |
| 2019 | Monica Ward; Maxim Mozgovoy; Marina Purgina (2019) Proceedings of the Celtic Language Technology Workshop 2019 A Green Approach for an Irish App (Refactor, reuse and keeping it real) | |
| 2016 | Ward, M. (2016) Proceedings - 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions, HSI 2016 Using animated visualisation in Computer Assisted Language Learning [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Ward, Monica (2015) EDULEARN15: 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LIGHT-TOUCH GAMIFICATION FOR MATHS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL | |
| 2015 | Monica Ward (2015) WorldCALL Factors in sustainable CALL | |
| 2015 | Monica Ward (2015) research-publishing.net CALL and Less Commonly Taught Languages: Challenges and Opportunities | |
| 2014 | Ward, M. (2014) HCI requirements for young primary school CALL learners [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Maritxalar, M.; Uí Donnchadha, E.; Foster, J.; Ward, M. (2014) Quizzes on tap: Exporting a test generation system from one less-resourced language to another [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Ward, Monica (2014) EDULEARN14: 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES USING A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGIES TO TEACH COMPUTER HARDWARE | |
| 2002 | Ward, M. (2002) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC 2002 Issues in the design, construction and use of Language Resources (LR) for endangered languages (ELs) [Link] |
Conference Contribution
Certain data included herein are derived from the © Web of Science (2025) of Clarivate. All rights reserved.
Committees
Research Interests
Monica is interested in CALL, Computer Science Education, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Educational Technologies, Computer Assisted Learning and Human Factors in Computing.
- CALL
- CALL for Minorty and Endangered Languages
- CALL for Irish
- CALL for Nawat
- NLP techniques in CALL
- CALL normalisation
- Software Engineering and CALL
- CALL in non-traditional contexts
- Computer Science Education
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Innovative approaches to assessment (Interactive Oral assessment)
- Students as Partners in Assessment
- Peer review and feedback
- Challenge Based Learning
- Educational Technologies
- Virtual Learning Environments
- Online learning
- Tools (e.g. boards)
- CAL
- CAI/CAL (Computer Assisted Instruction/Computer Assisted Learning)
- CAL in the primary school context (maths)
- CAL in the university context
- Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- HCI for children
- HCI in the Primary School
- User Modelling
- User-Centered Design
- Language, Socio-Cultural Factors and Learning
- Socio-cultural factors and Irish
- Socio-cultural factors and Endangered Languages