Jordan Schugar
Professor
Main Hall 537
JSchugar@wcupa.edu
Apple Distinguished Educator
Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
- M.A., Humboldt State University
- B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder
Interests
- Digital Storytelling
- Mobile Pedagogy
- Wearable Technologies
- Reading Comprehension (Digital and Traditional)
- Figurative Language
- Learn-to-Code/Coding Literacy
- Emerging Technology
Selected Publications
Schugar, Jordan. Somewhat Practical Applications for Digital Storytelling. First, West Chester University, 2020.
"Can everyone code? Preparing teachers to teach computer languages as a literacy." In Participatory Literacy Practices for P-12 Classrooms in the Digital Age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing, 2020. Co-authored with Laquana Cooke, Heather Schugar, Chris Penny, & Hayley Bruning.
"Deconstructing eTexts and eReading: The effect of text structure and purpose on teacher educators." International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 10.2 March 2018. Co-Authored with Heather Ruestschlin Schugar.
Mobile Pedagogy and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing, 2014. Co-edited with Douglas McConatha, Christian Penny, and David Bolton.
"Teaching with Interactive Picture E-Books in Grades K-6." The Reading Teacher 66.8 (May 2013): 615-624. Co-authored with Heather Ruetschlin Schugar and Carol Smith.
"A Nook or a Book: Comparing College Students' Reading Comprehension Levels, Critical Reading, and Study Skills ." The International Journal for Technology, Teaching, and Learning 7.2 (December 2011): 174-192. Co-authored with Heather Ruetschlin Schugar and Christian Penny.
"'Oceans like tiny cups of tea': Mapping Figurative Language in Narrative-Informational Text." The California Reader 44.3 (March 2011): 12-18. Co-authored with Heather Ruetschlin Schugar.
Explanatory Notes for The Iron Heel, by Jack London. New York: Penguin Classics, 2006.