Biography
Yvonne Cleary is a lecturer in Technical Communication and Instructional Design. She teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate modules in technical communication, new media, and e-learning. From 2011 to 2019, she was Course Director for the MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning. During this time, she wrote and submitted two winning applications for the programme for the 2018 and 2019 Grad Ireland Postgraduate Course of the Year (Arts and Humanities) awards.
Her research interests include professional issues in technical communication, technical communication pedagogy, virtual teams, and international technical communication. Her PhD explored Irish technical writers' perceptions of their work and community of practice. She has presented her work at conferences in Europe and the United States and has published in leading journals in the technical communication field, including Technical Communication, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and College Composition and Communication. She is a 2014 recipient of the CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Award for Best Article on Pedagogy or Curriculum in Technical or Scientific Communication. She was a partner in an EU-funded project, TecCOMFrame, from 2015 to 2018. She is a member of the tekom Europe Advisory Board for Professional Development and Training, and she has served on several international committees for technical communication teaching and research awards.
Research Interests
My research interests include:
- Technical communication pedagogy
- International technical communication
- The technical communication profession and community of practice
- Technical communication in Ireland
- Virtual teams
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests are in the following areas:
- Technical communication.
- Information design
- Virtual teams
- Online education
- Writing for new media
- Using structured authoring in technical communication
I maintain a YouTube channel which houses learning objects I have developed for students on the MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning. This channel has 119 subscribers and the learning objects have over 47,000 views.
I was shortlisted for the Shannon Consortium Teaching Excellence Award in 2015 and in 2017.
Professional Activities
Committee
- 2018 European Academic Colloquium on Technical Communication,
- 2017 IEEE ProComm 2017 Conference Committee,
- 2017 tekom Europe Professional Development and Training Advisory Board,
- 2017 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Editorial Board of Permanent Reviewers,
- 2016 School of English, Irish, and Communication Research and Postgraduate Committee,
- 2016 AHSS Faculty Research Board,
- 2011 MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning Course Board,
Award
- 2014 - Best Article on Pedagogy or Curriculum in Technical or Scientific Communication
Association
- Member, Society for Technical Communication
- Member, IEEE Professional Communication Society
- Member, tekom Europe
Research Collaborators
- - External Examiner - University of Portsmouth -England
- - Funding Award - Polytechnic University of Bucharest -Romania
- - Funding Award - Aarhus University -Denmark
- - Outgoing Visitor - European Association for Technical Communication -Germany
- - Funding Award - European Association for Technical Communication -Germany
- - Funding Award - Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 -France
- - Funding Award - KU Leuven -Belgium
- - Funding Award - University of Szczecin -Poland
- - Funding Award - Karlshochschule International University -Germany
- - Funding Award - University of Twente -Netherlands
- Madelyn Flammia - Joint Publication - University of Central Florida -USA
- Patricia Minacori - Joint Publication - Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 -France
Publications
Book
Virtual Teams in Higher Education: A Handbook for Students and Teachers
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D. M.
Book Chapter
Teaching Topic-based Writing
Cleary, Y.
Teaching Content Management in Technical Communication
Technical Communication and Technical Documentation
Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D. M.
Language for Special Purposes: An International Handbook
Trends in Technical Communication in Ireland
Cleary, Y.
Current Practices and Trends in Technical and Professional Communication
E-Learning and Technical Communication for International Audiences
Slattery, D. M. and Cleary, Y.
Teaching and Training for Global Engineering: Perspectives on Culture and Professional Communication Practices
How Irish Postgraduate Students Use Mobile Devices to Access Learning Resources
Marcus-Quinn, A. and Cleary, Y.
Handbook of Mobile Teaching and Learning
An Integrated Framework for Teaching International Communication
Cleary, Y.
Teaching Intercultural Rhetoric and Technical Communication: Theories, Curriculum, Pedagogies, and Practice
Online Support for Students' Writing Skills Development in a Technical Communication Intrductory Module
Cleary, Y.
Critical Design and Effective Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education
Conference Contribution
DICOEN Conference
Cleary, Y.
Global Society of Online Literacy Educators First International Online Conference
Cleary, Y., Rice, R., Zemliansky, P. and St. Amant, K.
Technical Communication Education in Europe Conference
Yvonne Cleary
IEEE ProComm 2017
Cleary, Y.
IEEE ProComm 2017
Cleary, Y.
Translating Europe: Bridging the Gap between Technical Communication and Translation
Cleary, Y. and Karreman, J.
CIUTI Forum 2017
Cleary, Y.
IEEE ProComm 2015
Cleary, Y.
SIGDOC 2015
Cleary, Y.
IEEE ProComm 2015
Cleary, Y.
European Academic Colloquium on Technical Communication
Yvonne Cleary
AISHE-C 2010: Designing & Delivering Curricula for the Future
Cleary, Y. and Flannery, M.
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference: Promoting Excellence in Practice and Theory
Davis, M., Cleary, Y., Grady, H., Orr, T., Williams, J.
WIST Tagung 2007
Cleary, Y.
Research on Writing Practices: Consequences for the Teaching of Writing and Learner Outcomes
Cleary, Y. and Diggins, Y.
Technology Enhanced Learning Days II
Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D.
Technology Enhanced Learning Days
Cleary, Y.
COMTEC Conference
Cleary, Y.
Localisation Summer School
Cleary, Y.
Conference Publication
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference
Cleary Y.;Karreman J.;Meex B.;Closs S.
DOI: 10.1109/ProComm.2019.00056
International Scientific Conference eLearning and Software for Education
Ghenghea, V., Soare, L. Cleary, Y., Closs, S., Drazek, Z., Meex, B., and Minacori, P.
IEEE Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) 2018
Karreman, J., Cleary, Y. et al.
DOI: 10.1109/ProComm.2018.00025
2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (PROCOMM)
Cleary, Y;Karreman, J;Closs, S;Drazek, Z;Engberg, J;Ghenghea, V;Meex, B;Minacori, P;Muller, J;Straub, D
2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (PROCOMM)
Slattery, DM;Cleary, Y
GlobalLearn 2016
Marcus-Quinn, A. and Cleary, Y.
European Academic Colloquium on Technical Communication 2016
Karreman, J., Cleary, Y., Closs, S., Drazek, Z. Engberg, J., Ghenghea, V., Meex, B., Minacori, P., Neytchev, A., and Straub, D.
IEEE Professional Communication Conference (ProComm 2015)
Cleary, Y., Flammia, M., Minacori, P., and Slattery, D. M.
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2015.7235802
IEEE Professional Communication Conference (ProComm 2015)
Cleary, Y. and Marcus-Quinn, A.
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2015.7235836
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-LEARNING 2012
Cleary, Y. and Flannery, M.
International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC 2010)
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y., and Slattery, D. M.
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC)
Slattery, D., Cleary, Y., and Flammia, M.
54th Annual Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D. M.
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference: Engineering the Future of Human Communication
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D. M.
Museums and the Web 2000
Cleary, Y.
Other Journal
Perspectives on Teaching Writing Online in Global Contexts: Ideas, Insights, and Projections
Cleary, Y., Rice, R., Zemliansky, P. and Amant, K.S.
ROLE Journal
Training Technical Communication Students to Work with Translators
Yvonne Cleary and Darina M. Slattery
Intercom
Other Publication
Training Technical Communication Students to Work with Translators
Cleary, Yvonne and Slattery, Darina M.
Intercom
Peer Reviewed Journal
Developing Strategies for Success in a Cross-Disciplinary Global Virtual Team Project: Collaboration Among Student Writers and Translators
Cleary, Y., Slattery, D.M., Flammia, M., & Minacori, P.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
DOI: 10.1177/0047281618775908
Parallel online, on-campus, and blended programme delivery: Challenges and strategies
Cleary Y.;Slattery D.M.;Marcus-Quinn A.
International Journal On E-Learning: Corporate, Government, Healthcare, And Higher Education
Kompetenzdefinition und Curriculumsentwicklung durch Anwendung von EU-Instrumenten
Meex, B., Straub, D., Closs, S., Müller, J., Cleary, Y., Drazek, Z., Engberg, J., Ghengea, V., Karreman, J. and Minacori, P.
Journal of Technical Education
TecCOMFrame: Building bridges between technical communication and translation studies through a prototype specialisation curriculum
Cleary, Y., Engberg, J., Karreman, J., Meex, B., Closs, S., Drazek, Z., Ghenghea, V., Minacori, P., Müller, J., Straub, D.
Lebende Sprachen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/les-2017-0025
Use of Plain-Language Guidelines to Promote Health Literacy
Grene, M., Cleary, Y, and Marcus-Quinn, A.
Ieee Transactions On Professional Communication
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2017.2761578
Community of Practice and Professionalization Perspectives on Technical Communication in Ireland
Cleary, Y.
Ieee Transactions On Professional Communication
How the CCCC "Scholarship in Composition" Statement Supports Technical Communication Scholarship:An Irish Perspective
Cleary, Y.
College Composition And Communication
University of Limericks MA in Technical Communication and E-Learning
Slattery, D. M. and Cleary, Y.
Programmatic Perspectives
Teaching Workplace Skills to Technical Communicators
Slattery, D.M. and Cleary, Y.
Communication and Language at Work
Preparing Technical Communication Students to Function as User Advocates in a Self-Service Society
Cleary, Y. and Flammia, M.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
DOI: 10.2190/TW.42.3.g
Discussions About the Technical Communication Profession: Perspectives from the Blogosphere
Cleary, Y.
Technical Communication
Leadership Roles, Socioemotional Communication Strategies, and Technology Use of Irish and US Students in Virtual Teams
Flammia, M., Cleary, Y. and Slattery, D.M.
Ieee Transactions On Professional Communication
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2010.2046088
Using Content Development Guidelines to Reduce the Cost of Localising Digital Content
Ryan, L., Anastasiou, D. and Cleary, Y.
Localisation Focus
Using a Virtual Learning Environment to Manage Group Projects: A Case Study
Cleary, Y. and Marcus-Quinn, A.
International Journal On E-Learning