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Roxana Rebolledo Font de la Vall is an English teacher with a Master's in Educational Communication, specialising in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). She is pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Technology at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. She is a member of the Applied Research Group in Education and Technology (ARGET). She is an Associate Professor at the University of Playa Ancha-Chile, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computing. She is also a coordinator and instructor for the ICT courses. With 18 years of professional experience, she has developed and implemented digital projects, primarily in the educational and corporate sectors. Her expertise lies in training teachers and future educators in the effective use of technology for teaching and learning. She is also a virtual tutor, instructional designer, and content developer for virtual learning platforms (LMS). She holds a Moodle certification (MEC) and is proficient in various digital tools for education based on artificial intelligence.

Ruben Pulgarin is a language educator with experience in intercultural communicative competence. He has successfully designed and implemented numerous international and domestic educational projects centered on intercultural awareness, online exchanges, and computer-assisted language learning. Passionate about empowering individuals to achieve their language goals and develop essential intercultural skills, Ruben actively engages in different pedagogical activities to foster intercultural sensitivity, language and communication, and the dynamics of online intercultural exchanges. Ruben has contributed to LatinCALL, SENA, IVE Project, and UFLA, serving as a strategic consultant and providing expertise in intercultural and educational initiatives within the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Nowadays, he provides English and Spanish intensive synchronous online training to several professionals from different countries, emphasizing the importance of interculturalism and the value of communication skills in different contexts (academic, labor, business, etc).