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Educational Services

In this section, you will find the different educational services provided by CVELE, which allow you to develop knowledge and skills through the mediation and assistance of our faculty, interns and experts. These services are offered from educational scenarios and academic actions where you can freely attend to find the support you need to improve your academic and formative processes. Click below to display the information and find out how you can join. Enjoy them for free!

Workshops

These are academic meetings where participants engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project. They are conducted on several modalities and methodologies according to the participants’ contexts. Display the options below to find out about the current workshops.

Workshops and links to join them

The following workshops are offered by the Online Language Community. Each of these sessions is aimed at strengthening specific English language skills, according to participants' proficiency level.

	GRAMMAR TIME: This hour-long session focuses on improving students' grammar usage through targeted exercises led by a university tutor. Designed for large groups, these lessons offer detailed explanations and practical activities to reinforce essential grammar concepts. No pre-registration is required, allowing students to join spontaneously based on their schedule. Schedule link: Grammar Time Schedule.xlsx
	CHATS ONE-ON-ONE: This activity provides students with a 15-minute, one-on-one Teams call with a tutor, focusing on conversational practice. The individualized session aims to build students' fluency and confidence in speaking English, tailored to their language proficiency level. Pre-registration is required according to each student’s language level to ensure that sessions meet specific needs. Registration link: 1. CHATS ONE-ON-ONE.xlsx
	LISTENING DRILLS: This hour-long session focuses on developing listening comprehension skills through targeted exercises and guided listening practice with a tutor in a small group. These sessions help students practice key listening skills such as identifying main ideas and specific details, along with active listening. Pre-registration by language level is required to ensure students are grouped by their proficiency. Registration link: 2. LISTENING DRILLS .xlsx
	REAL ENGLISH: This one-hour session emphasizes practical English usage in real-world contexts, allowing students to practice the language in simulations of everyday interactions. Guided by a tutor and in a small group, students will work on communicating effectively in English in realistic scenarios. Pre-registration according to language level is necessary to join this contextualized language practice. Registration link: 3. REAL ENGLISH.xlsx
	READING SESSIONS: In this hour-long session, students can improve their reading comprehension skills with a tutor and in a small group. The focus is on reading strategies, such as identifying main ideas, making inferences, and understanding vocabulary in context, providing tools for more effective reading. Pre-registration is required, aligned with each student’s proficiency level. Registration link: 4. READING SESSIONS.xlsx
	WRITING PRACTICE: This hour-long class is designed to help students enhance their English writing skills, from sentence and paragraph structure to coherence and cohesion in more complex texts. In a small group with tutor guidance, students will work on writing exercises specific to their level, aiming to develop clear and accurate writing skills. Pre-registration according to language level is required. Registration link: 5. WRITING PRACTICE_.xlsx
	EXAM PREPARATION: This one-hour class is dedicated to preparing for international exams, covering essential skills and techniques for success in standardized English tests. In small groups and with tutor guidance, students practice timing strategies, familiarize themselves with test formats, and review key content areas. Registration by language level is required to participate in this session. Registration link: 6. EXAM PREPARATION.xlsx
	CONVERSATION CLUB: This activity offers students the opportunity to engage in a debate-like English conversation for an hour in a large-group setting, guided by a tutor. The session is designed for students to practice their speaking skills, express opinions, and actively participate in discussions on a range of topics in English. No registration is required, allowing students the flexibility to attend as scheduled. Schedule link: 7. Conversation Club .xlsx

Research Groups and Hotspots

Our School of Educational Sciences (ECEDU in Spanish) counts on several research communities that conduct research on specific topics related to education and society, formulate problems of interest, draw up a long- or medium-term strategic plan to work on them and produce knowledge results on the topic in question. These hotspots carry out research activities that go beyond the formal academic process and that dynamize the acquisition of research competencies.

Currently, the School counts on the Research Group VIRTUALEX whose hotspots research in the field of language education, theoretical and applied linguistics, educational technologies, and other related disciplines in the social and human sciences. Below, the hotspots belonging to VIRTUALEX are listed.

You are cordially invited to join one of these working groups and take part in the actions and research projects that are developed there. Write to the leader by email.

VIRTUALEX leader: Diana Liceth Martínez Verdugo / Email: diana.martinez@unad.edu.co

Regional Zone	Hotspot Name	Hotspot Leader	Academic Program	Leader e-mail
ZCORI	Semillero de Investigación Bilingüe Inclusivo y Tecnológico - SIBIT	Silvia Juliana León Calderón	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	silvia.leon @unad.edu.co
ZSUR	Language Learning Experience Analysis - LANGUAGELYTICS	Oscar Fernando Penagos Rojas	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	oscar.penagos @unad.edu.co
ZAO	Global English Language Teaching - GELTI	Ximena Rodríguez Bueno	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	ximena.rodriguez @unad.edu.co
ZCSUR	Educación, Pedagogía y Lenguas - EDUPEL	John Jader Núñez Casanova	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	John.nunez @unad.edu.co
ZCBC	Investigación Generalizada Para el Inglés - IGPI	Edith Lorena Grande Triviño	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	edith.grande @unad.edu.co
ZCAR	New Approach	Jairo Gutiérrez de Piñeres	Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	jairo.gutierrez @unad.edu.co
ZCBC	Semillero de Investigación en Mediación Pedagógica en el Aprendizaje del Inglés - SIMPAI	Marcela Díaz Ramírez	Maestría en Mediación Pedagógica en el Aprendizaje del Inglés	marcela.diazr @unad.edu.co
ZCBC	Knowledge in Motion - KIM	Claudia Yanive Prieto Castillo	Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL	claudia.prieto @unad.edu.co
ZCBC	Semillero de Investigación Bilingüismo e Identidad Social - SIBIS	Rosa Inés Martínez Aldana	Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL	rosa.martinez@ unad.edu.co
ZOCC	Two Creeks Club	Jessica Del Socorro García	Licenciatura en Lenguas extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	jessica.cardona @unad.edu.co
ZCBOY	Research On The Move	Juana Valentina Rozo Suarez	Licenciatura en Lenguas extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	juana.rozo @unad.edu.co
ZOOC	Mediated Learning Innovations Lab	Kelly Maritza Fajardo Fajardo	Licenciatura en Lenguas extranjeras con Énfasis en Inglés	kelly.fajardo@ unad.edu.co

CIPAS

The Communities of Interaction and Social Participation (CIPAS in Spanish) are learning communities formed by students and guided by a teacher. In these communities, student-student and student-teacher interactions take place to resolve concerns among peers about learning, the development of courses and academic programs, as well as to create and strengthen social ties and at the same time develop institutional identity and belonging.

They can be formed as follows:

Student groups: they are organized and meet voluntarily in the centers to discuss, reflect or understand academic issues that can be resolved among themselves or with the teacher at the meeting.

Groups accompanied by mediators (teacher or monitor): these are academic support meetings where the mediator prepares pedagogical strategies to strengthen the formative intentions of the course.

Tutoring and Academic Advice

CVELE offers tutoring and academic advising services to address various topics and processes related to education training at the University. You can request advice on:

Completing academic coursework.
Developing research or social proposals and projects.
Designing digital educational resources.
The undergraduate or graduate thesis process.
Developing teaching practice at CVELE.

You can contact us by email at cvele.ecedu@unad.edu.co to request advice.

Evaluation and Guidance

CVELE offers support for the design of assessment tools, guidelines, and processes for various academic processes, which may include learning assessment and self-regulation, information gathering and analysis tools for research and social projects, among others.