Parameters determination of mobile robot of LEGO MINDSTORMS® by Pinto-Salamanca, María Luisa, Bermúdez-Bohórquez, Giovanni Rodrigo

“…It  presents the study and application of the system identification's technologies and the development of experiments to determine the parameters and geometric characteristics of a mobile robot of differential configuration, constructed with pieces from the  robotics kit  LEGO MINDSTORMS®, as example for the determinate the required parameters  in any robotic mobile platform of differential configuration.…”

Ecosystem for the deployment and management of virtual laboratories based on the standard IMS LTI by Santamaría-Buitrago, Frey Alfonso, Ballesteros-Ricaurte, Javier Antonio, González-Amarillo, Ángela María

“…The advancement of information and communication technologies occurs due to the evolutionary capacity of computer equipment as well as the existence of increasingly sophisticated tools and applications. …”

Use of Augmented Reality, Gamification and M-learning by Claros-Perdomo, Danna Camila, Millán-Rojas, Edwin Eduardo, Gallego-Torres, Adriana Patricia

“…Augmented reality, gamification and M-learning occupy an important place in education today, given the advantages that the use of mobile technologies has brought, independently or in combination with other technological scenarios and different devices that affect the teaching and learning of the different disciplines or that serve as a bridge for improvements to various processes mediated by ICT in teaching and / or learning. …”

Physical-chemical changes in muskmelon fruits under biostimulant applications by Vendruscolo, Eduardo Pradi, Souza Rabelo, Rodrigo, Cardoso Campos, Luiz Fernandes, Batista Martins, Angélica Pires, Semensato, Leandra Regina, Seleguini, Alexsander

“…The high market value of muskmelon fruit fosters new technologies for its production, aimed at improving plant quality and postharvest technological qualities. …”

Editorial by Miranda, Diego

“…There are various limitations that production systems face to become a consolidated production chain, much more when adopting technologies from different agroecological conditions, the lack of profiles of its actors and the absence of infrastructure to develop. …”

Analysis and comparison of SOA, EDFA and RAMAN optical amplifiers by Moreno, Sergio, Torres, Daniel, Puerto, Gustavo

“…In this document, the structure and operation of the optical amplifiers SOA, EDFA and Raman are exposed in a general way, in addition, a comparison between the optical technologies mentioned above is presented, where the fields of action of each one of them, and the advantages of hybrid models of optical amplification. …”

Determinants for Disease Management in Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in Southern Córdoba, Colombia by Martínez-Reina, Antonio María, Tordecilla-Zumaqué, Lilibet, Ballesteros-Leal, Henry Andrés, Rodríguez-Pinto, María del Valle, Grandett-Martínez, Liliana María, Díaz-Cabadíaz, Abelardo

“…This work aims to identify the factors that influence the decision to use disease management technologies. A survey was applied to 158 producers selected by the simple random sampling method. …”

Assessment of the sustainability of family farmers agroecosystems in the watershed of Cormechoque river (Boyaca — Colombia) by Fonseca-Carreño, Jorge Armando, Cleves-Leguízamo, José Alejandro, León-Sicard, Tomás

“…The objective was to analyze and evaluate peasant agricultural practices and their effect on the productive, environmental and financial performance of such agroecosystems, The "Frameworl for assessing management systems of natural resources incorporating sustainability indicators" (MESMIS) was utilized from the biotic, technological and socio-economic components characterization, through six evaluation criteria and fifteen sustainability indicators, rated on a scale from 1 to 5.The results show that there are differences between the biological composition, technological and socioeconomic aspects in agroecosystems evaluated, due to differences in agricultural practices and management of environmental supply. …”

Design and construction of an automated prototype pilot for bio-diesel's production in Colombia by Pérez, Óscar Ferney, Palacios, Víctor Alejandro, Romero-Pérez, Leonel, Barrera-Lombana, Nelson

“…The purpose is to develop and to deploy some economically competitive technologies for Biodiesel's  production in Colombia, involving the design and construction of a prototype as a technological development. …”

VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: CONTRIBUTION OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING by Torres, Patricia Lupion, Marques Siqueira, Lilia María

“…This research has as central hypothesis a fact of Universities’ capacity and structure, even its disposal of both scientific and technological resources due this is a priviledge space for creation and experimentation of methodological proposals for distance education. …”

Characterization of the environment of the Industrial Design School of UPTC, a competitiveness tool by Ramirez Leon, Cecilia

“…The knowledge of the environment of the School of Industrial Design of the Pedagogic and Technological University of Colombia would be decisive for the competitiveness and sustainability as well as for the relevance in the education given at the same school. …”

Culture of peace with ICT by Nájar Sánchez, Olga; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Pedraza Córdoba, Juanita del Pilar; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Rodríguez Tamayo, Ilba Yanet; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Cuervo Gómez, William Oswaldo; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Ortiz Ortiz, Mary Luz; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Prieto González, Lynda Yohanna; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Carvajal Medina, María Patricia, Hinestroza Vélez, Juan Pablo; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

“…This book is one of the results of the research project entitled Culture of Peace with ICT: improving school coexistence in the classroom, developed by the research group Educational Virtual Environments (AVE) of the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, with the aim of to attend to oneof the many demands that are observed in educational institutions, in daily life, such as conflict resolution. …”

Principle of justice in the classroom and moral responsibility of teachers from the learning styles by González-Calixto, Mónica Bibiana, Patarroyo-Durán, Nubia Isolina, Carreño-Bodensiek, Carlos Guillermo

“…This article presents the results of a research on learning styles of freshmen engineering students at the University of El Bosque (UNIBOSQUE) and the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC), to whom the test of Kolb was applied, with stratified sampling. …”

Curriculum innovation in tourism training: a conceptual-theoretical approach by Castillo-Palacio, Marysol, Ardila, Luz Marina, Castrillón, Andrés José

“…Changes in the environment call for the transformation of tourism training curricula from traditional to holistic, balancing theory and practice and including the development of soft skills and the use of technological tools. This theoretical-conceptual article seeks to identify the competencies, skills and characteristics suggested in tourism training, and to describe the general research trends on curricular innovation in tourism. …”

Reflections on the Teaching of the Economic Sciences by López Sánchez, Lina Marleny; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Salcedo Plazas, Luis Alfonso; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Delgado Ruiz, Siervo Tulio, Jerez Gil, Francy Liliana; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Murcia Pardo, Sandra Milena; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Manrique Joya, Gloria Mercedes, Chaparro Cardozo, Arley Zamir, Villamil Pachón, Jonathan Steven; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Saavedra Najar, Rodrigo; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, López Sánchez, Mary Luz; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Leguizamón Romero, José Francisco; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Caro, Edgar Orlando; Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

“…The book concludes with the experience of the use of technological tools, as well as educational media and materials, in university teaching. …”

Urban, Agricultural and Livestock Residues in the Context of Biorefineries by Gómez-Soto, James Andrés, Sánchez-Toro, Óscar Julián, Matallana-Pérez, Luis Gerónimo

“…The analysis of the information identified that the residues are produced in considerable amounts and have valuable organic compounds, which are used to a greater or lesser extent according to technological, cultural, and socio-economic factors in each specific region. …”

Impacto del transporte de carga en el ambiente de Ciudad Juárez y revisión de dispositivos de reducción de carga aerodinámica para camiones pesados by Tilvaldyev, Shehret, Caldiño Herrera, Uzziel, Dávalos Ramírez, José Omar, Lira Martínez, Manuel Alejandro

“…Juarez area and review of aerodynamic drag reduction devices for heavy trucks to better understand what technologies or practices can be applied to highway tractor and trailer combinations to reduce aerodynamic drag without negatively affecting the usefulness or profitability of the vehicles.…”

The productivity and competitiveness of the children’s apparel industry in Bucaramanga, in the dynamics of strategic management by Niño, Ofelia Gómez

“…These are related to the types of production, systems cost, technological platforms and administrative structure.…”

Colombian Industry 1975-2014: Inequity between Labor and Capital by Silva Colmenares, Julio, Padilla Pardo, Carolina

“…It also explores the evolution of labor productivity and employment, and the possible effects of technological change in this sector. It is concluded that in the industrial value added distribution, capital gains weight relative to the detriment of the share of the work.…”

La práctica pedagógica investigativa de profundización en la licenciatura de educación básica de la facultad de estudios a distancia by Rojas Rojas, Olga Lucía

“…This article focuses on the analysis of the Investigational Pedagogical Practice of Deepening that students of X semester of Distance Faculty realice in the Pedago- gical and Technological University of Colombia, which is constitute in the resignifi- cation and sense from disciplinary and interdisciplinary components of deepening and its pedagogical knowledge in the educational, social and cultural fields where it performs. …”