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Used of Cloud Computing Tools and Importance for Learning English as a Foring Language

2024 , Quezada-Sarmiento, Pablo Alejandro , Jadán Guerrero, Janio , Christian Junior Arrobo-Ordoñez , Mónica Consuelo Sarauz-Montalvo

The research aimed to demonstrate how using cloud computing tools as technology to learn the English language can enhance communication skills. This improvement allows individuals to better express actions, emotions, and intentions in both personal and professional settings. There is a growing emphasis on enhancing educational methods, teaching strategies, and integrating technology in foreign language education. Technology transforms outdated teaching approaches, placing communication skills at the core of language acquisition. Continuous innovation is crucial for advancing education, mainly by developing new teaching methods and technological tools that support learning, even from home. Educators, who play a pivotal and integral role in motivating students to utilize these tools to enhance their learning experience, need to become proficient in new language teaching technologies.

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Empowering Food Heritage and Culinary Tourism Through the Development of a Mobile Application

2025 , Johann Jadán-Altamirano , Carlos Boguerin-Tabarini , Jadán Guerrero, Janio

The article addresses the revaluation of food heritage and the development of sustainable culinary tourism in Latin America, with emphasis on Ecuador and Guatemala. It highlights the role of technology as a key driver of these initiatives, proposing the development of a mobile application designed to promote local and ancestral products, facilitate access to information on culinary traditions and directly connect consumers with producers. The study underscores the relevance of preserving and revitalizing gastronomic knowledge, as it contributes to enriching the cultural identities of both countries. It also examines the challenges and opportunities presented by digital tools to increase the visibility of these products in a global market. The initiative seeks to foster sustainable economic development, empower local communities and preserve cultural heritage, all by strengthening interest in indigenous cuisine. A survey of 49 foreigners from Europe and the United States reflected that 85% would be interested in using an app to plan culinary experiences in Ecuador and Guatemala. Also, 72% considered that this tool could attract more tourists and promote traditional cuisine, while 68% would pay for exclusive content and reservations. In conclusion, this proposal combines sustainability and digitalization, creating a platform that connects consumers with the cultural and gastronomic richness of both countries, strengthening culinary tourism and preserving local traditions

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Cloud Computing Platforms to Improve Shuar Chicham Writing Skills

2024 , Quezada-Sarmiento, Pablo Alejandro , Patricia Marisol Chango-Cañaveral , Jadán Guerrero, Janio , Washikiat Pedro Tsere-Juma

Higher education through virtual environments is centered on the student, oriented towards interactive learning, in situations that are close to the real world, for which teachers require new communicative, non-verbal skills and an innovative approach to learning, which will accompany their students. Students in the complex process of acquiring even more knowledge of a non-native language. In the same context, the use of open-source technology platforms is becoming the best way to deliver solutions that meet the current need for the process of acquiring an ancestral language, so in this document we will focus on the analysis and use of Cloud Computing Tools as an alternative to complementary material to improve writing skills in the process of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) in our case Shuar Chicham. Likewise, teachers should not focus only on online learning but also on interaction with students as Gibson (1993) states; thus, innovative technologies must be means that help reduce the digital technological gap, allowing solutions, answers and agile questions to be given within the teaching-learning process, which is visible with the use of cloud computing tools. Therefore, using cloud computing tools it was proposed to demonstrate if writing skills can be improved in students who learned Shuar Chicham basic.