DR. STEPHEN L. BROSKOSKE

EDUCATION

• Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
  August, 1995 - June, 2000
  Ed.D. in Educational Technology.
  Minor: Educational Leadership.

• Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
  May, 1994 - May, 1995
  Completed 9 graduate credits in Educational Administration.

• Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
  September, 1985 - May, 1989
  M.S. in Education, specializing in Computers in Education

• College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
  September, 1981 - May, 1985
  B.S. in Education/Music Education (Magna Cum Laude)

CERTIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING

• Youth Mental Health First Aid USA
  (awarded certificate for 8 hours of training by National Council for Behavioral Health in August, 2019)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employment History

• Associate Professor, Teacher Education Department
  2000-Present
  Misericordia University, Dallas, PA

• Adjunct Faculty Member (graduate level technology courses)
  1998-2000
  College Misericordia

• Assessment and Technology Development Specialist/Program Specialist
  1987-1998
  Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA

• Adjunct Faculty Member (computer courses)
  1987-1998
  Luzerne County Community College

• Continuing Education Specialist
  1986-1987
  Luzerne County Community College

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Publications:

• Broskoske, S. L. (2015, September 11). Teaching -- It's one tough assignment. Times Leader.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2007. Winter). Prove your case: A new approach to teaching research papers. College Teaching.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2006, January). How to prevent paper recycling. The Teaching Professor.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2005, April). Making a case for writing research papers. The Teaching Professor.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2003, August). SMIL(e) - You're accessible (It's the law!). Feedback: Newsletter for the Health Sciences Communications Association 30, (1).

Presentations:

• Broskoske, S. L., Lyall, S., Pega, M. (2022, October). Strategies and techniques for deterring cheating in online and in-person classes. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA).
• Yeager, R., Broskoske, S. L., & Nenscel, K. (2022, October). Reimagining inclusion: A fresh new look. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA).
• Broskoske, S. L., Bigos, K., Brown, L., & Cote, E. (2021, October). Techniques and tools to support face-to-face and online students. Two-hour workshop presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Virtual Teacher Education Assembly (TEA).
• Broskoske, S. L. (2020, October). Using games to create a more active and engaged classroom. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Virtual Teacher Education Assembly (TEA).
• Broskoske, S. L. (2019, October). Bringing Content to Life: Introduction to Augmented Reality for the K-12 Classroom Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2018, April). Preparing Preservice Teachers to Promote an Active K-12 Classroom. Paper presented at the Global Landscapes Conference at King's College.
• Broskoske, S. L. & Yerger, W. (2018, October). Strategies that Employ Different Levels of Technology and Hands-on Materials to Differentiate Instruction. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2017, October). Techniques and Tools to Promote an Active K-12 Classroom. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2016, October). Using Danielson's Framework to Guide Technology Selection. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education, Harrisburg, PA.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2016, April). Improving Technology Preparation for Pre-service Teachers. Paper presented at the Global Landscapes Conference at King’s College.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2016, January). Infusing Technological Tools into Teacher Education. Paper presented in a two-hour workshop to faculty and staff as part of the University Days professional development training program at Lock Haven University on January 15th.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2015, October). Technological Tools Every Teaching Candidate Should Know. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) on October 29th.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2014, October). How to Practically Infuse Technology into Teacher Education. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) on October 22nd.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2014, February). Oh, the Places Your Classes Will Go with Technology. Presentation made at the PSEA Conference conducted at Misericordia University, February 22nd.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2014, April). Pedagogy Research: Exploring the Possibility of Flipping a College Class. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Faculty and Student Research Symposium, April 14th.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2014, February). Improving Flipping in College Classes. Peer-reviewed paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 11th.
• Broskoske, S. L. (2013, October). Techniques and Tools for Flipping a College Classroom. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) on October 23rd.
• Broskoske, S. L., & Banya, K. (2013, April). Should Teacher Preparation Move to a Clinical-based Model? Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Faculty and Student Research Symposium, April 23rd.
• Broskoske, S. L., Banya, K., & Vitale, M. (2012, October). Exploring the Move Toward Clinically-based Teacher Education. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) on October 24th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2012, April). Improving Wiki Pedagogy in Higher Education. Paper presented at the 2012 Interdisciplinary Research Symposium at Marywood University in Scranton, April 4th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2012, February). Improving Wiki Pedagogy in Higher Education. Peer-reviewed paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 14th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2011, October). Podcasting Lectures Out of Class Using PowerPoint. Two-hour workshop presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) Teacher Education Assembly (TEA) on October 27th.

• Broskoske, S. L. & Banya, K. (2011, August). Podcasting: Maximizing Instructional Efficiency. Paper presented at the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference in Philadelphia, August 7th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2009, May). Are Your Grandchildren & You Safe Online? Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Conference for Grandparents, Relative Caregivers, and Service Providers, Wilkes-Barre, May 8th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2009, February). Using Wiki in the College Classroom. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 10th.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2008, February). How to Gain and Hold Attention with PowerPoint. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 20th.

• Broskoske, S. L. & Vitale, M. (2006, February). Bridging the Gap: Assistive Technology in the Regular Classroom. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 21st.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2006, February). Taking PowerPoint to the Next Level in the Classroom. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, February 21st.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2006, February). Taking PowerPoint to the next level in the classroom. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, Pennsylvania, February 19-21, 2006.

• Vitale, M. & Broskoske, S. L. (2006, February). Bridging the gap: Assistive technology in regular classrooms. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey, Pennsylvania, February 19-21, 2006.

• Broskoske, S. L. & Vitale, M. (2003). Building accessibility into PowerPoint. Three-hour, hands-on workshop presented at the Health and Science Communications Association (HeSCA) 2003 International Conference on Health and Science Communications, June 18-21, 2003, Bethlehem, PA.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2003). SMIL(e) - You're accessible (It's the law!). Paper presented at the Health and Science Communications Association (HeSCA) 2003 International Conference on Health and Science Communications, June 18-21, 2003, Bethlehem, PA.

• Broskoske, S. L. (2003). Improving your PowerPoint presentations. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Conference (PETC) State Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania February 10-11, 2003.

• Broskoske, S. L., Vitale, M., & Tomascik, S. (2003). How to make PowerPoint presentations accessible. Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Conference (PETC) State Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania February 10-11, 2003.

Computer Professional Activity/Software Development:

• Dr. Steve's GPA Calculator, a computerized application written in Visual Basic (released October, 2005).

• PPST Calculator, a computerized application written in Visual Basic (released Fall, 2005).

• Transcript Calculator, a computerized application written in Visual Basic (released September, 2004).

Grant Activities

• Infusing Assistive Technology into Teacher Preparation Programs (PT3 Implementation Grant #P342A010147).
  Served as Project Director for the grant. The program sought to improve knowledge and skills of college faculty and preservice teachers in the areas of Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning. The grant included eight colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and the CAPE consortium.

COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

University Involvement:

• Mercy Associate
• Advisor, MU Education Club
• Member, MU United Way Steering Committee
• Former Secretary, Faculty Senate
• Former Member, Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate

Community Involvement:

• Former Member (and past chairperson), Advisory Board, Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Area Agency on Aging
• Director of Music, Trucksville United Methodist Church
• Sunday School Teacher, Trucksville United Methodist Church

Professional Affiliations:

• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
• Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology (PAECT)
• Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE)
• Associate of Teacher Educators (ATE)

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