Biography
Dr María del Mar Palomares Marin holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Before her current role, she occupied roles at various higher education institutions in Ireland.Her research focuses on educational technology, artificial intelligence applied to language teaching, and applications for autonomous language learning.
She has conducted research on the role of interfaces and multimedia in language learning applications, linguistic frameworks in autonomous learning applications, curriculum adaptation and development in language applications, and the construction of prototypes. Additionally, she has worked on prototypes for language learning applications based on different linguistic methodologies.
Research Interests
- Educational Technology
- Curriculum development in language learning technology
- Artificial Intelligence in education
- Adaptive learning
- Front-end optimization for learning
- Transformative education & technology
- AI literacy and digital competence
Professional Activities
Committee
- 2023 Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment,
Education
- 2021 Universidad de Murcia (Spain) - PhD
- 2018 Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (Dublin, Ireland) - Higher Diploma
- 2015 Universidad Nacional a Distancia (Spain) - Master
- 2008 Universidad de Murcia (Spain) - BA (Hons)
- 2003 Universidad de Murcia (Spain) - BA (Hons)
Employment
- Technological University Dublin - Assistant Lecturer - Spanish & Information Technology
- University College Dublin - Teaching Fellow & Language tutor
Association
- Member, Asociación para la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera (ASELE)
- Member, European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)
- Member, Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL)