Darina Slattery
Responsibilities
- Lecturer in Technical Communication
- Course Director: Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing by distance learning
- Section leader in Technical Communication
Academic Background/ Biography:
- B.B.S. with French, UL (1997)
- M.Sc. in Software Localisation, UL (1999)
- Computing Instructor, Irish Centre for Talented Youth, DCU/UL (1999-2002)
- Junior Lecturer in Localisation, UL (2000-2001)
- Lecturer in Technical Communication, UL (2003-present)
- Affiliate of the Localisation Research Centre, Department of Computer Science, UL (1999-present)
- Currently undertaking a Ph.D. in Computer Science with the Documents and Linguistic Technology (DLT) Research Group, Department of Computer Science, UL.
Research Interests:
- The Application of Instructional Design Theory to E-Learning/ Interactive Courseware Design and Development
- The Benefits of Online Collaboration for Full-Time, Part-Time, and Distance-Learning Students
- Learning Objects, Knowledge Management, and Learning (Content) Management Systems
- Financial Analysis using Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence Techniques
- Software/ Web Localisation and Internationalisation
- The Multilingual Information Society
Teaching Interests:
- Instructional Design
- Information Design/ Architecture
- Technical Communication
- E-Learning Design and Development
Selected Publications:
Recent publications:
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D. (2010) ‘Leadership Roles, Socioemotional Communication Strategies, and Technology Use of Irish and US Students in Virtual Teams’, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 53(2), 89-101.
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y., & Slattery D. (2010) Preparing Technical Communication Students to Function as Use Advocates in a Self-Service Society. In proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), Twente, Netherlands, 7-9 July 2010.
Slattery, D., Cleary, Y., and Flammia, M. (2008). Preparing Technical Communication Students for their Role in the Information Economy: Client-Based Virtual Team Collaboration between Irish and US Students. In proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), Montreal, Canada, 14-16 July 2008.
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y., and Slattery, D. M. (2007) Technology Use and Communication Strategies of Irish and US Students in Virtual Teams. In proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), Seattle, Washington, 30 September – 3 October 2007.
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y., and Slattery, D. M. (2007) Student Experiences in Irish and US Virtual Teams. In proceedings of the STC’s 54th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 13-16 May 2007.
Slattery, D. M. (2006) Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to support Deep Learning in a Third-Level On-Campus Course: A Case Study of the taught Master of Arts in E-Learning Design and Development Course at the University of Limerick. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), Saratoga Springs, New York, 23-25 October 2006.
Sutcliffe, R. F. E., Mulcahy, M., Gabbay, I., O’Gorman, A., White, K., & Slattery, D. (2006) ‘Cross-Language French-English Question Answering using the DLT System at CLEF 2005’, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series – Accessing Multilingual Information Repositories, 4022/2006, 502-509.
Sutcliffe, R. F. E., White, K., Slattery, D., Gabbay, I., & Mulcahy, M. (2006). Cross-Language French-English Question Answering using the DLT System at CLEF 2006. Notebook of the Cross Language Evaluation Forum, CLEF 2006, Alicante, Spain, 20-22 September, 2006. 4 Pages.
Sutcliffe, R. F. E., Mulcahy, M., Gabbay, I., O’Gorman, A., White, K., & Slattery D. (2005). Cross-Language French-English Question Answering using the DLT System at CLEF 2005. Notebook of the Cross Language Evaluation Forum, CLEF 2005, Vienna, Austria, 21-23 September, 2005. 5 Pages.
Slattery, D. M., Sutcliffe, R. F. E., & Walsh, E. J. (2002) Automatic Analysis of Corporate Financial Disclosures. Paper presented at the Terminology and Knowledge Engineering: Making Money in the Financial Services Industry Workshop forming part of the Terminology and Knowledge Engineering Conference, Nancy, France, 30 August 2002.