Juan Carlos Ocampo, young researcher and clinical psychology student at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. He has actively participated in our contests, obtaining first place in the CAD contest "With CEDIA , you learn differently" and second place in the Learning Objects - OA contest. Let's learn a little more about Juan Carlos, a promising young researcher in Ecuador, in the following interview.
I've known CEDIA for about a year and a half or two, I follow her on her social networks, the information she posted caught my attention, such as the contests, the courses they offer and a lot of information of interest to my career.
At first I was a bit hesitant to participate in the contests, until I decided to present my proposal at "Innova CEDIA - OA 2017", with the realization of a learning object on statistics and the second contest was "With CEDIA you learn differently" where we did the proposal of a fun game with information from the Internet.
The emotion is great, in Innova CEDIA 2017-Objects of Learning, I was in second place, and earned me a trip to the Lacnoc congress in La Plata, Argentina.
On the other hand, in the contest "With CEDIA you learn differently" we obtained first place together with a colleague from the university, the prize consisted of a trip to the Galapagos.
I have always believed that research in Ecuador is still in its infancy, it is something that is developing little by little. But, on the other hand, actors such as CEDIA , teachers and researchers are responsible for promoting research. During this time I have been able to meet his network and people who support development and research and others who still do not understand what can be achieved by carrying out research work.
Completely! I think that in recent years there has been great interest in research, more and more research papers are being produced. It is motivating to know that more and more research is promoted and carried out in Ecuador and through CEDIA .
Research is an amazing thing. I have always believed that science can in one way or another improve the life of human beings, improve their quality of life and make a concrete and far-reaching change. Research is a noble vocation, you have to do it out of conviction and if you really feel called to be a researcher, I think this is the best time, it won't be easy, but at the same time you will find many people who support you and give you a hand. I think this is the best time for Ecuador to take off and for research to grow.
