Dr. Monica Ward

Monica Ward is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at Dublin City Universithy (DCU).  She has served as 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. She is an expert in Artificial Intelligence in Education and has advised internationally and nationally on this topic. She combines her industry experience with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to create a vibrant, active and relevant learning experiece for her students.

Her research interest include:

• Digitally Enhanced Education
  • Digitail Technologies in Higher Education
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education
  • Computer Assisted Learning
    • Computer Assisted Language Learning (with a special focus on Less Commonly Taught Languages and Endangered Languages)
    • Computer Assisted Learning (mathematics, English, Irish)
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Innovative Technolgies 
    • Challenge Based Learning (CBL)
    • Interactive Oral assessments 
  • Academic Integrity
  • Academic Professional Development
  • Computer Science education