Dr. Maria Diakou, Part-time Lecturer at the University of Nicosia, Deputy Head,
Dr Maria Diakou is currently working as a Deputy Head for the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and a part-time lecturer at the University of Nicosia. She has been teaching English as a foreign language for many years. She holds a Master’s in Applied Linguistics and a Doctorate in Education. She is currently the Coordinator of IATEFL LTSIG (Learning Technologies Special Interest Group). She is also a Consulting Member of the MA in CALL committee of the Cyprus University of Technology, giving suggestions, support, and feedback to evaluate and adapt the MA programme to meet the needs of language instructors in schools. She has authored articles on early EFL language learning, technology, and multicultural education. Her research interests are on technology language learning and multicultural education.
Sessions
- REVOLUTIONIZING THE FUTURE OF TEACHING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (P) on 30 March, 2024, Time 16:00 – 16:50,
- GOING DIGITAL: MOVING FROM THE PAGES OF A BOOK TO ONLINE PAGES OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING on 7 May, 2022, Time 16:00 – 16:50,
- CREATIVE TEACHING: HOW TO FOSTER CREATIVITY IN AN ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT on 10 April, 2021, Time 17:00 – 17:25,
- ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES: INCREASING STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM. (P) on 7 March, 2020, Time 16:00 – 16:50,
- ENHANCING LANGUAGE LEARNING AND SKILLS THROUGH SONGS AND GAMES, BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EFL STUDENTS (P) on 3 March, 2019, Time 9:00 – 9:50,
- USING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR EFL CLASSROOM… WORKING WITH INTERACTIVE GROUPS IN MIXED ABILITY CLASSROOMS (P) on 4 March, 2018, Time 12:00 – 12:50,