Elena Papa is an Instructor at the Language Centre. She has a Master in Business Administartion Information Technology Management by the University of Leicester and a Diploma in Computer Studies by Higher Technical Institute.

She is responsible and accountable for the smooth running of Language Centre computer systems, organize and maintain the various technology infrastructures used in the department. She makes sure that business equipment is updated to work effectively and give maximum results, troubleshoot computers and operating systems that are malfunctioning to identify faults and fix them by self or get an expert engineer to fix more difficult issues. She attends workshops/conferences to learn latest Information Technology Management techniques, additionally she organizes workshops for Language Centre staff to intimate them with the latest trends in education.

Furthermore she develops the marketing strategy, co-ordinates, plans and implements marketing campaigns for the promoting the MA in CALL, the Master offered by the Language Centre & Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts. Besides she operates and maintains the Language Centre websites and social media accounts, evaluates the results so that to monitor and report on effectiveness of marketing communications strategies and comes up with appropriate courses of action.

She is a producer of a program at Cut-Radio, called ‘Glossika Akousmata’ for promotion of Language Centre and its undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Her research interests include the study of theory and practice of online and distance education, blended learning and the design, implementation and evaluation of ‘technology-enhanced learning’.