Freeing Language Education

Is a Doctoral student in “Innovación Educativa y Cultura Digital” at Universidad de Cartagena. Master of Pedagogical Mediation in Learning English. She holds a Specialization in Education Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the UPTC and a TESOL certificate from Perimeter College in the USA. She currently works as a full-time professor at UPTC. As an active researcher, she is the leader of IMCLE and a member of the SIMILES research group. Her main research addresses ELT methodological strategies, perceptions, and emotions of young students in foreign language acquisition, educational gamification, global digital citizenship, pedagogical mediation in English language teaching, and the development of virtual learning environments, contributing significantly to the field of applied linguistics and digital pedagogy.

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El autor es actualmente docente asociado del Instituto Internacional de Idiomas de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), Facultad Seccional Sogamoso. Obtuvo su titulo de Doctorado en Lenguaje y Cultura de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia y realizó su pasantía internacional en la Universidad de Buenos Aires; además, posee una Maestría en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza del Inglés LE de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas y una Maestría en Lingüística Inglesa Aplicada de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia de
Madrid, España.

Durante su desempeño profesional ha sido coordinador académico del programa de Maestría en Docencia de Idiomas, coordinador del Instituto Internacional de Idiomas de la Seccional Sogamoso, representante docente ante el Comité Académico del mismo instituto, representante de docentes ante el Consejo Académico de la UPTC. Hoy en día, es líder del Grupo de Investigación IMCLE (Investigación Multidisciplinar en Culturas y Lenguas Extranjeras) y gestor del programa de Especialización en Educación Bilingüe y de la Política Institucional de Lenguas Extranjeras.

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Is currently an adjunct professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). He works at the Instituto Internacional de Idiomas, Sogamoso campus. He holds a Master’s in Education from UPTC, and has completed a program in Accent Reduction for Non-Native English Speakers at Stanford University in the US. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages (Spanish-English) from UPTC. His work focuses on the social imaginary of the English language and its relationship with the training process of higher education students. His interests include linguistics imperialism, language history, and language policy.

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Doctor en Educación, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional; Magíster en Filosofía Latinoamericana, Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino; Licenciado en Filosofía, Universidad de San Buenaventura.

Docente e investigador de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas y de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. Miembro de los Grupos de Investigación Educación y Cultura Política y Filosofía, Sociedad y Educación de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

Mención especial en el 2º Concurso de ensayos sobre cine y audiovisual Domingo di Núbila del Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2013.

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PhD student in Educational Innovation and Digital Culture at Universidad de Cartagena. Master’s degree in English Language Teaching for Self-Directed Learning from Universidad de la Sabana and TESOL certification from the University of Sydney, Australia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages from UPTC. Fulltime professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) and member of the Investigación Multidisciplinar en Culturas y Lenguas Extranjeras (IMCLE) research group. Her lines of research address the use of ICT in foreign language teaching and learning, selfregulation strategies for learning, technologies applied to bilingual education, instructional design in virtual and hybrid environments, and the implementation of active methodologies in language teaching.

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Currently works as a full-time professor at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. He holds a Bachelor´s degree in Foreign Language Teaching and a Master´s degree in Language Teaching from the same university. His research interests include flipped learning, language and culture, and teaching practices, among others. He is an active member of the research group IMCLE, where research focuses on topics such as language policies, teaching methodologies, culture and curriculum.

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Holds a Master’s degree in Language Teaching, specializing in Information Technology for Teaching, and a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages (Spanish and English). Her research interests include teaching and learning English in the classroom and in virtual environments, as well as implementing various teaching methods to improve English language proficiency. She is a full-time teacher and member of the IMCLE (Investigación Multidisciplinar en Culturas y Lenguas Extranjeras) research group at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.

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Holds a bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages (Spanish and English), a Specialization in Educational Management from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, and a Master’s degree in Education from Arturo Prat University in Chile. He has experience in foreign language instruction at Humanities School – Facultad de Estudios a Distancia (FESAD). She is currently a full-time professor and researcher at the International Language Institute at UPTC - Sogamoso. She has published articles in several magazines, and she is the author and content advisor for two extension courses with an impact on the UPTC branches; she has participated in international events as a speaker. Her main research focuses on topics such as Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence applied to foreign language learning.

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Holds a Doctorate in Education Sciences from the University of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, a Master’s degree in Language Teaching from the UPTC, and a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish-English Education Sciences from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. He is currently the Coordinator of Instituto Internacional de Idiomas at the Aguazul Campus and an Academic Support Teacher for the Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages, with an emphasis on English. He has been part of the English Language and American Culture Exchange Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, and participated in an exchange program with the Hebei University of Foreign Studies, China. He is a member of the IMCLE research group and currently leads the GRIEGOC research group at the UPTC.

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Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages and a specialization in Human Rights Pedagogy from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). He also holds a Master’s degree in Higher Education from UNINI and a Ph. D. in Research and Pedagogy from UNADE. His research interests include English as a foreign language teaching and learning processes, online, distance and face to face education. He is currently a full-time teacher at Instituto Internacional de Idiomas, Tunja, and a member of the Multidisciplinary Research Group in Foreign Cultures and Languages (IMCLE). His latest publications are: Sustainable Development Goals: Contributions from the Colombian ELT Community Research (2025); Realities that English Pre-service Teachers Encounter when Conducting Research in a Distance Bachelor’s Program (2024).

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Holds a Bachelor›s degree in Modern Languages (Spanish-English) and a Master›s degree in Language Teaching from the UPTC. She also holds a Master›s degree in Education and New Technologies from UDIMA and a Ph. D. in Research and Teaching from UNADE. She currently teaches in the Bachelor›s Degree Program in Modern Languages at UPTC. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, online education, and emotional intelligence. She is currently a member of the Multidisciplinary Research Group in Foreign Cultures and Languages (IMCLE). Publications: Blended Learning in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: An Educational Challenge; Creating Machinima (3D) and Real-life Videos in an ESP Classroom; Electronic Engineering Students› Interactions through Forums in the Virtual Component of a Blended Learning Course; Law Students behind Avatars: Virtual Worlds in an ESP Course, and Sustainable Development Goals: Contributions from the Colombian ELT Community Research.

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