Dr. Huachuan Wen is an experienced higher education educator and active scholar with more than 25 years of teaching experience across higher education and PreK–12 settings, including more than a decade at Newman University. Expertise includes teacher education, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, literacy, educational psychology, and cross-cultural education. In addition to effective and engaging teaching, he has a demonstrated record of program coordination, student advising, scholarly activity, faculty and university service, and community engagement.
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Ed.D, Curriculum & Instruction
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), Indiana, PA.
Dissertation: Use of Social Networking Technologies: Effects on College Students’ Academic Writing
M. A., Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
School of Foreign Languages, Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), Shenyang, China.
Thesis: An Empirical Study of Gender Differences in College English Writing
B. A., English
School of Foreign Languages, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China.
- Teacher training
- Academic advising
- Chinese culture and language
- Teacher Education
- Second Language Teaching/Learning
- Multicultural Education
- Technology Integration
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Curriculum and Instruction
Selected Publications
- Wen, H. (2025). “In-service Teachers' Perspectives on Using AI for Lesson Planning.” Paper accepted and published in the Journal of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), 36th edition.
- Wen, H. (2019). December, 2019, published a book chapter, “A Literature Review of Faculty Ethics – How Culturally Competent Are They in Teaching Diverse Students?” in Ethics in Higher Education, published by Nova Science Publishers Inc.
- Wen, H. (2013). Chomsky’s language development theories: Rescuing parents out of dilemma, International Journal of Learning and Development, 3(3), 148-153. doi:10.5296/ijld.v3i3.3922
International Conference Presentations
- Wen, H. (2025, Mar). “In-service Teachers' Perspectives on Using AI for Lesson Planning.” Paper presentation proposal accepted by the 36th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2025, Orlando, FL.
- Wen, H. (2023, Mar). “Developing Coding Literacy among First Graders in a Diverse Classroom – A Focus Group Project.” Presentation at the 34th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2023, New Orleans, LA.
- Wen, H. (2017, Mar). “College Students’ Social Networking Behavior Pattern and Academic Writing Characteristics – A Mixed Method Study.” Presentation at the 28th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2017, Austin, TX.
- Wen, H. (2015, Mar). “College Students’ Online Social Networking Engagement and Essay Writing Performance.” Presentation at the 26th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2015, Las Vegas, NV.
- Wen, H. (2014, Mar). “College Students’ Facebook Use and Its Effects on Their Academic Writing.” Presentation at the 25th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2014, Jacksonville, FL.
- Wen, H. & Jiang, Y. (2013, Mar). “Teacher Feedback and EFL Learners’ Writing Self-Efficacy.” Thematic presentation at TESOL 2013 International Convention and English Language Expo, Dallas, TX.
National Conference Presentations
- Yu, Y., Bieger, G., & Wen, H. (2013, August). “Pre-Service Teachers’ Characteristics and Perception of English Language Learners.” Thematic presentation at the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) 2013: Advancing Teacher Education That Matters in Teaching, Learning, and Schooling Conference, Washington, D.C.
- Wen, H., Jiang Y., & Machado, C. (2012, May). “Promise or Peril? Effects of Digital Writing on College Students’ Formal Writing.” Roundtable presentation at NEERO Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
- Board member of Wichita Area Sister Cities; chair of the China Committee
- Board member of Wichita Asian Association
- Board member of Wichita Indo-Chinese Center
- 2026, May, advisee and student, Travia Smith, was awarded the most prestigious student award, Ablah Award at Newman University.
- 2025, 2023, & 2021, awarded the Outstanding Student Organization/Club Advisor of the Year, Newman University, Wichita, KS.
- 2023, February, awarded the Distinguished Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Employee Award at Newman University.
- 2021 April, awarded the 2021 Outstanding Student Organization/Club Advisor of the Year, Newman University, Wichita, KS.
- 2018, July, recipient of 2018-2019 Milton Center Faculty Development Grant, Newman University, Wichita, KS.
- 2014, April, First Place of Excellence in the College of Education and Educational Technology for presentation “Online Social Networking and Writing in College” at Graduate Scholars Forum, IUP, Indiana, PA.
- 2007, October, “Excellent Teacher of the Year” in the Department of Foreign Languages, SYNU, Shenyang, China.
- 2007, January, the Third Prize Winner in the Courseware Design Contest in SYNU, Shenyang, China.
- 2005, October, “Excellent Instructor” in National College English Writing Contest, sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education and Committee of English Teaching in Higher Education in China.