Browsing by Autor "Andrea Herrera"

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An Associative Model with Technological Base for the Competitiveness of Pymes: Case Colombian Florist
(University of São Paulo, 2006) Giraldo Olga Lucia; Andrea Herrera
Globalization has opened markets where technology plays a key role in the search and achievement of competitiveness. This study, based on the cluster approach, first analyzes competitiveness of Colombian PyMes using diamond of Porter point of view, centered in florist sector; second it studies areas where information technologies would have higher impact; and third proposes associative solutions, based on the pattern of ASP, in order to provide PyMes access to world class technology managerial solutions at reasonable cost, increasing their efficiency, productivity and quality.
Digital Innovation in Microenterprises: Current Trends and New Research Avenues
(2025) Juan Erasmo Gómez; Andrea Herrera; Sonia Camacho
The relationship between microenterprises and information and communication technologies (ICTs) has always been troublesome. Because of the rapid pace of modern digital technologies, digital innovation processes are permeating the industries, markets, and social contexts in which microenterprises exist today. However, microenterprises have severe difficulties engaging or performing in these digital contexts and are at risk of being left behind. This paper reviews the literature on ICTs and microenterprises, focusing on the adoption, usage, and impact of ICTs. The results indicate that further research in this field should avoid focusing on individual microenterprises (or samples of independent microenterprises) as the unit of analysis and should favour a systemic approach in which markets, value chains, or microenterprise-intensive sectors are studied. Additionally, theoretical frameworks capable of considering change and the dynamic nature of innovation processes are highlighted as a critical focus area for the field.
ICT-Mediated STEM for the Inclusive Education of Migrants and Refugees Children
(2024) Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez; María Eugenia Castro Ramírez; Andrea Herrera
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is an approach that integrates science and mathematics education through the development of scientific practices, technology, engineering design, and mathematical analysis.Although governments in North American and European countries have invested in promoting the study of STEM disciplines, educational programs for migrants have been offered for adults, and very few programs for children, which are invisible, downplaying the effects of migration on the educational process of children.Educational interventions are needed at early ages, focusing on the funds of knowledge from the children's informal learning during their migratory trajectories, such as the United States and Israel, as host countries that have historically reaped the benefits of immigration.Inclusive education requires ICTs to overcome the social, economic, and cultural barriers presented by migrant children.However, transnational education studies focus on the effects of migration on children's identity and academic success, but there is a gap in the literature on empirical studies on the role of ICTmediated STEM education in migrant and refugee children.For this reason, a systematic literature review was developed in Web of Science, which aims to close the gap in the literature and show that STEM education develops skills that allow migrant families access to economic and social benefits and promote social innovation processes in destination countries.The search algorithm that linked STEM education research and its relationship with ICT, in conjunction with the target population of migrant and refugee children.This algorithm was refined for publications written in Spanish and English between 2000 and 2023 yielding 70445 publications.These publications were evaluated by 5 criteria: the prestige of the journal/publisher and author, consistency, thematic appropriateness, and relevance of the results.This resulted in 338 publications that were classified into contribution levels according to the score obtained in the evaluation criteria.Finally, 48 publications were selected for their high level of contribution to 8 major themes that were developed i) the disciplines of STEM education, ii) the delimited definition of STEM education, iii) the benefits of STEM education, iv) STEM learning for migrant and refugee children, v) Computational thinking at K-12 STEM education, vi) STEM education for innovation, vii) STEM integration cases, and viii) STEM in the inclusive learning spaces.It is concluded that ICT-mediated STEM promotes inclusive learning spaces in which diversity is valued and quality education for all is guaranteed.While it is demystified that migrants and refugees do not have electronic devices, children should be guaranteed full access to the ICTmediated learning environment during their migrant journey.Finally, it is proposed to deepen the literature on the development of computational thinking skills in children, as it is considered the basis of STEM disciplines for the design of activities that integrate these disciplines and are adapted to the educational needs of migrant and refugee children. CT concept and capability Computer scienceMath Science Data collectionIdentify a data source for a problem defined.Identify a data source for a math problem.Collect data from a scientific experiment.
INGENIEROS SIN FRONTERAS E INGENIOSAS: ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA EDUCACIÓN EN INGENIERÍA
(2021) María Catalina Ramírez Cajiao; Andrea Herrera; Mónica María Meléndez Álvarez
El número de mujeres que ingresan a estudiar alguna carrera de Ciencias o Ingeniería va en descenso. En la Universidad de los Andes se realizó un estudió con colegios colombianos que muestran cuales son las principales motivaciones a la hora de escoger una carrera profesional. Los resultados muestran que la articulación entre Colegio y Universidad puede ser uno de los caminos apropiados para fomentar la motivación de los niños y niñas para vincularse al mundo de la ciencia e ingeniería. En esta dirección, la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de los Andes ha promovido varias estrategias. Por un lado, la posibilidad de que niñas y niños puedan realizar proyectos de ingeniería con estudiantes y profesores la Facultad. Por otro lado la posibilidad de que niños y niñas se inspiren en figuras de ingenieras y científicas. En este artículo presentaremos estas dos estrategias como apuestas de motivación a niños y sobretodo niñas para estudiar ingeniería: el programa Ingenieros sin Fronteras y el podcast ‘Ingeniosas’. Se presentará una descripción de cada una de las estrategias y resultados cualitativos del impacto de dichas estrategias basados en grupos focales con niños, niñas y maestros de colegios colombianos.
LOS RETOS DE LLEVAR UN CURSO DE PROGRAMACIÓN EN UNA FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA A UNA PLATAFORMA PARA MOOCs
(2021) Andrea Herrera; Mario Sánchez; Andrés Melani; Marcela Hernández
Indiscutiblemente la transformación más grande de la educación en Ingeniería en los últimos 10 años ha sido la virtualización del aula de clase primero debido a la aparición y auge de los MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) basados en plataformas de ap
Uso de un modelo asociativo para el desarrollo del cluster floricultor colombiano
(Universidad de Los Andes, 2004) Andrea Herrera; Olga Lucía Giraldo
Globalization has opened markets and competition has been intensified making technologies playing a key role in competitiveness. This study pretend to propose how to attain access to based technology enterprise solutions for Colombian's small and medium companies, making emphasis in flower cutting cluster. These solutions should be world-wide class, focus on increase efficiency, productivity, quality and also reasonable cost.