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Dr. Allen Quesada

Dr. Allen Quesada Pacheco is a researcher and tenured professor at the School of Modern Languages, University of Costa Rica (UCR). He currently serves as the Chair of the School of Modern Languages and previously held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Letters. Dr. Quesada earned his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, and an M.Sc. in Educational Technology from the University of Kansas (KU). As a Fulbright scholar, he also completed an M.A. in TESOL at New York University (NYU) and holds a B.A. in Teaching English from the UCR. In recognition of his significant contributions to the field of education and innovation, Dr. Quesada was honored in 2022 with the Institutional Commemorative Medal of UCR's 75th Anniversary, under the category "Education: Innovation in the Mission of Training New Professionals." Dr. Quesada brings extensive teaching experience across various EFL programs at the University of Costa Rica. His research focuses on technology-enhanced EFL learning, bilingualism, telecollaboration, and digital language testing. For over 25 years, Dr. Quesada has been at the forefront of developing CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) materials, notably as the creator of the web-based programs CyberlabKIDS and CyberlabTEENS (http://cyberlab.ucr.ac.cr), Phonics for the Ministry of Education (MEP) (http://cyberlab.ucr.ac.cr/phonics), and Netgrammar (https://cyberlab.ucr.ac.cr/netgrammar). 

Dr. Dara Tafazoli

Dara Tafazoli holds a Ph.D. in Languages and Cultures from the University of Córdoba, Spain. He is a Research Officer on the Virtual Reality (VR) School Study and Higher Education Research Academy (HERA) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His primary research interests are in CALL teacher education and professional development, applications of emergent technologies like XR and AI in language education, and cultural studies related to language education. 

Dr. Liliana Cuesta Medina

Dr. Liliana Cuesta Medina is an Associate Professor at Universidad de La Sabana (Chía, Colombia). She is the Director of Outreach and Engagement of the School of Communication at the same university. She holds a PhD in English Philology from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED-Madrid, Spain). Her research areas include (but do not restrict to) computer-assisted language learning (CALL), teacher education, online education, content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and intercultural and international education. She has extensively published and participated in conferences across the globe, as well as led national and international projects on these areas. Dr. Cuesta is also an active member of worldwide associations in the area of CALL, ELT, and blended learning. She serves as an evaluator for the National Council of Accreditation and various assessment boards of ELT and education programs in Colombia.