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Papers by Daniel Aponte

Handbook of Research on Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives on Language and Literacy Development

In this chapter, the authors explore the semiotic landscape of the city to analyze multimodal, mu... more In this chapter, the authors explore the semiotic landscape of the city to analyze multimodal, multicultural, and multilingual resources for language and literacy education. In this ethnographic study, teacher-researchers explore urban literacies as social, artistic, political, cultural, and pedagogical practices that connect different community actors, diverse texts, and local realities. Data were collected through community tours, photographs (a corpus of 387 photographs), and semi-structured interviews with graffiti artists and community inhabitants. The findings reveal that semiotic and linguistic landscapes that surround schools can be harnessed to develop critical place awareness and to recognize the audiences and purposes of multimodal texts embedded in the environments. It also leads to the recognition of multicultural and linguistic diversity that is rarely reflected in school-centered curriculum and decontextualized textbooks.

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In the context of the global covid-19 pandemic, educators at all levels had to re-imagine their t... more In the context of the global covid-19 pandemic, educators at all levels had to re-imagine their teaching practices to respond to the necessity of conducting all courses on-line. This article reports on the collaboration of two university instructors to create a trans-national model of learning in the context of the covid-19 pandemic. By virtue of this collaboration, the efl students based at a large public university in Colombia were engaged in four online sessions and paired with teacher candidates taking an esl endorsement course in the United States. This online collaboration afforded the Colombian efl students an authentic opportunity to practice their English learning and the us teacher candidates a meaningful context in which to conduct authentic language assessments. Using interview and questionnaire data, this qualitative case study explored the experiences of the efl students. The data demonstrate that online exchanges can afford students meaningful opportunities for langua...

concordia.ca In many neuroscience fields, the study of local and global rhythmicity has been rece... more concordia.ca In many neuroscience fields, the study of local and global rhythmicity has been receiving increasing attention. These network influences could directly impact on how neuronal groups interact together, organizing for different contexts. The cerebellar cortex harbors a variety of such local circuit rhythms, from the rhythms in the cerebellar cortex per se, or those dictated from important afferents. We present here certain cerebellar oscillatory phenomena that have been recorded in rodents and primates. Those take place in a range of frequencies: from the more known oscillations in the 4–25 Hz band, such as the olivocerebellar oscillatory activity and the granule cell layer oscillations, to the more recently reported slow (<1Hz oscillations), and the fast (>150Hz) activity in the Purkinje cell layer. Many of these oscillations appear spontaneously in the circuits, and are modulated by behavioral imperatives. We review here how those oscillations are recorded, some o...

Resenha do livro:Clavijo Olarte, Amparo; Ramirez Galindo, Luz Maribel. Las pedagogias de la comun... more Resenha do livro:Clavijo Olarte, Amparo; Ramirez Galindo, Luz Maribel. Las pedagogias de la comunidad a traves de investigaciones locales en el contexto urbano de Bogota. Bogota, D.C.: Editorial Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, 2019. 260 p.

This ongoing research paper aims at sharing partial results of an empirical study that addresses ... more This ongoing research paper aims at sharing partial results of an empirical study that addresses twofold purposes: the disconnection that exists in school curricula with the life and realities of the students, and equity issues related to disregarding the diverse backgrounds of students. Our purpose is to investigate the educational potential of local literacies as resources for learning and teaching in a school in La Candelaria. Drawing from a critical literacy perspective and a pedagogy of place, this study regards the notion of place as the context that allows perceiving social, linguistic, and cultural realities. Therefore, exploring the local literacy practices of the school and its neighborhood as places we occupy every day, becomes the starting point to connect schools, curricula, and students’ communities. This study employs a qualitative design that follows the principles of ethnography of place, utilizing observation, field notes, interviews, field work, and photographs to...

Trabalhos em Linguística Aplicada, 2020

La reciente obra publicada por las académicas colombianas, Amparo Clavijo Olarte y Luz Maribel Ra... more La reciente obra publicada por las académicas colombianas, Amparo Clavijo Olarte y Luz Maribel Ramírez Galindo, titulada Las pedagogías de la comunidad a través de investigaciones locales en el contexto urbano de Bogotá, propone la utilización de las comunidades, los entornos escolares, y las realidades socioculturales de los estudiantes como los pilares para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las diversas áreas del conocimiento. El trabajo exhaustivo y pertinente desarrollado por las autoras, docentes e investigadoras

Revista Grafias, 2005

Los colectivos de docentes del Programa de Administracion empezaron a operar en el ano 2004, a pa... more Los colectivos de docentes del Programa de Administracion empezaron a operar en el ano 2004, a partir del primer semestre, cada semestre se vincula un nuevo colectivo; asi, hasta abarcar todos los semestre del programa.

Revista Interamericana De Bibliografia Review of Interamerican Bibliography, 1983

Bogotá cuenta con más de 165 bibliotecas comunitarias ubicadas en las veinte localidades de la ci... more Bogotá cuenta con más de 165 bibliotecas comunitarias ubicadas en las veinte localidades de la ciudad. Estos centros culturales se encuentran en zonas periféricas y funcionan como espacios educativos, culturales y recreativos. Uno de sus objetivos es brindar material de apoyo a los habitantes de estas zonas. Sin embargo, el funcionamiento de estos espacios, en ocasiones, resulta bastante restringido por falta de recursos materiales y humanos. Tal es el caso de la biblioteca comunitaria La Fuerza de las Palabras, ubicada en el barrio La Nueva Gloria de la localidad de San Cristóbal, que ante la falta de personal capacitado y materiales apropiados, no puede brindar apoyo para todas las asignaturas, concretamente en el área de inglés, puesto que el número de libros es reducido y normalmente no cuenta con voluntarios que ayuden a los niños en su refuerzo académico. Lo anterior nos resulta de suma importancia como futuros licenciados. La presente investigación, de tipo cualitativo pre-experimental, buscaba dar solución a la falta de trabajo y de material apropiado para niños en esta área, utilizando el cuento infantil en inglés para un trabajo progresivo encaminado al aprendizaje de esta lengua. A través del diseño e implementación de diez talleres de lectura dentro de esta biblioteca se quiso determinar el impacto de la utilización del cuento como herramienta para articular y desarrollar las cuatro habilidades de lengua-lectura, escritura, escucha y habla-. Adicionalmente, más allá de abarcar un proceso de enseñanza del inglés por medio de la lectura, se buscaba motivar el aprendizaje de esta lengua en los asistentes por medio de la literatura infantil en un espacio de educación no formal. Desde el plano teórico, se abordaron el enfoque del Lenguaje Integral, la literatura para la enseñanza de lengua y la teoría sociocultural y constructivista. Así entonces, el cuento funcionó como herramienta no sólo para la enseñanza integral del inglés, sino que también permitió a los niños el desarrollo sociocultural a través de sus temáticas. Por otra parte, esta investigación concluye que el cuento es una herramienta que permite la articulación y el desarrollo de todas las habilidades de lengua, además de promover motivación hacia su aprendizaje que, por lo general, resulta muy difícil de lograr. Asimismo, se reveló cómo los contenidos de los cuentos, más allá de posibilitar aprendizajes lingüísticos, motivaron en los niños reflexiones frente a aspectos de su desarrollo personal y sociocultural. Los resultados arrojados pueden ser base para futuras investigaciones que utilicen el cuento infantil como una herramienta integradora de las habilidades de inglés y, asimismo, para la enseñanza de esta lengua en espacios no formales como las bibliotecas comunitarias. Descriptores: Biblioteca comunitaria, literatura y enseñanza de inglés a niños, lenguaje integral, teoría sociocultural y constructivismo, Estándares Básicos en Competencias en Lenguas Extranjeras: inglés.

Through this essay , intends to develop a study to know everything related to the enabling minimu... more Through this essay , intends to develop a study to know everything related to the enabling minimum requirements of financial capacity in the government contracting processes in Colombia, and finally achieving a greater clarity of how and which State Contracts should apply these requirements.

Master of Science (Exercise Science) complies with the regulations of the University and meets th... more Master of Science (Exercise Science) complies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality.

Breitkopf/Multidisciplinary Design Optimization in Computational Mechanics, 2013

The problem of designing in the presence of uncertainty is studied in this Ch apter from the mode... more The problem of designing in the presence of uncertainty is studied in this Ch apter from the model conception to the numerical resolution using a very simple evolu tionary algorithm known as (1+1)-ES embedding a Monte Carlo simulation loop. The optimization of a quality percentile is embraced as driving criterion for tackling designs processes in th e face of uncertainty. The use of statistical hypothesis test is introduced as an additional safety le v l for ensuring good convergence. Several confidence levels are considered and tested with respect to different parameters settings for the optimizer and the Monte Carlo simulation strategy. Two acade mical functions and the design of a two-bars truss are used to analyze the behavior of the optimization algorithm.

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization in Computational Mechanics, 2013

2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation

Real world objective functions often produce two types of uncertain output: Noise and imprecision... more Real world objective functions often produce two types of uncertain output: Noise and imprecision. While there is a distinct difference between both types, most optimization algorithms treat them the same. This paper introduces an alternative way to handle imprecise, interval-valued objective functions, namely imprecision-propagating MOEAs. Hypervolume metrics and imprecision measures are extended to imprecise Pareto sets. The performance of the new approach is experimentally compared to a standard distribution-assuming MOEA.

Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2013

In many neuroscience fields, the study of local and global rhythmicity has been receiving increas... more In many neuroscience fields, the study of local and global rhythmicity has been receiving increasing attention. These network influences could directly impact on how neuronal groups interact together, organizing for different contexts. The cerebellar cortex harbors a variety of such local circuit rhythms, from the rhythms in the cerebellar cortex per se, or those dictated from important afferents. We present here certain cerebellar oscillatory phenomena that have been recorded in rodents and primates. Those take place in a range of frequencies: from the more known oscillations in the 4-25 Hz band, such as the olivocerebellar oscillatory activity and the granule cell layer oscillations, to the more recently reported slow (<1 Hz oscillations), and the fast (>150 Hz) activity in the Purkinje cell layer. Many of these oscillations appear spontaneously in the circuits, and are modulated by behavioral imperatives. We review here how those oscillations are recorded, some of their modulatory mechanisms, and also identify some of the cerebellar nodes where they could interact. A particular emphasis has been placed on how these oscillations could be modulated by movement and certain neuropathological manifestations. Many of those oscillations could have a definite impact on the way information is processed in the cerebellum and how it interacts with other structures in a variety of contexts.

Potential catastrophic events have been historically assessed through the techniques of power sys... more Potential catastrophic events have been historically assessed through the techniques of power system security analysis. A correct assessment must consider not only events associated with" credible outages" but also the possibility of attacks and/or" rare" events. ...