Introduction: This article is the product of the research "Monitoring and Characterization of air quality in the downtown area of Villavicencio", carried out from 2018 to 2020 in Villavicencio - Colombia. Problem: Air quality directly impacts the health of the people who breathe it. Currently Villavicencio does not have enough monitoring stations, nor are there strategies to improve air quality. Objective: The main objective is to collect and analyse atmospheric and air quality information, to determinate the relationship between atmospheric variables and particulate matter. Methodology: Quantitative and experimental research in stages, a number of samples to be taken were defined and a statistical treatment was carried out. Different instruments were used to collect the variables. Results: The linear model between particulate material and atmospheric variables was obtained. The correlation index of particulate material with atmospheric variables was determined. The results were compared with regulations in Colombia and other countries. Conclusion: The results are within the limit allowed by national regulations. Linear models of the relationship between environmental variables and particulate matter were obtained. Originality: There are few studies related to air quality in the region. With the results, improvement actions can be proposed to local administrations to mitigate the impact on air quality in Villavicencio. Limitations: Sample collection time was limited, the availability of equipment in the institution where the research work originated also affected the scope of the work carried out.

The article summarizes the results of research carried out in 2012, entitled “Instructional Strategy to Train Professors from the Civil Engineering Program in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ict) as part of the Civil Engineering Program at the Villavicencio Campus of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia” (“Estrategia instruccional para la formación de docentes en el uso de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (tic) adscritos al programa de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Villavicencio”). The instructional strategy is a form of planning, organization and execution of situations, moments and contents aimed at strengthening and supporting the teaching–learning process. The research began with an initial diagnosis that showed that a large percentage (90%) of professors from the Civil Engineering Program at the Villavicencio campus of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia do not regularly use icts in their teaching methods; they also demonstrate minimal mastery of platforms, environments and virtual learning objects and synchronous and asynchronous communication tools. To solve this problem, the authors designed a strategy with virtual tools that are useful in the teaching-learning process for Civil Engineering. The article explains how the instructional strategy was designed for training Civil Engineering professors.