James Oigara
Assistant Professor, Elementary Social Studies South Hall 221 C (585)245-5041 joigara@geneseo.edu Office Hours Tuesdays 1:00pm – 3:00pm and by appointment.
School of Education
Geneseo Professors Highlight Redlining in Rochester School District
Ella Cline Shear school of Education professor, Dr. James Oigara, oversees a redlining workshop hosted by Coordinated Care Services Inc. SUNY Geneseo, February 21st, 2025 Sammi McGiveron. League of Storytellers News Written By Maria Frontera Edited by Alyssa Alayon Photography by Sammi McGiveron SUNY Geneseo recently recognized the success of Dr. James Oigara and Dr.
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SUNY Geneseo is a 2025–26 Voter Friendly Campus
SUNY Geneseo was named a 2025–26 Voter Friendly Campus (VFC), one of 272 campuses in 39 states and the District of Columbia by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
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School of Education Faculty Selected to Partner with University of Virginia Curry School of Education on Project FRaME
Dr. Annmarie Urso (SOE), Dr. Michael Kennedy (UVA – Curry SOE), Professor Jennifer Waddington (SOE) School of Education News Dr. Annmarie Urso and Professor Jennifer Waddington from the Ella Cline Shear SOE were selected to work with Dr. Michael Kennedy at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education in Project FRaME (Using Feedback, Reflection, and
Pre-service Teacher Perceptions of ChatGPT for Lesson Plan Generation
Assistant professor of education Peter Kalenda Author Peter Kalenda Additional Authors and Editors Logan Rath; Marium Abugasea Heidt; and Allison Wright, all at SUNY Brockport Publication Journal of Educational Technology Systems (2024) Summary A study of pre-service teachers’ perceptions of ChatGPT’s ability to write lesson plans finds that perception of ChatGPT’s abilities declines following a
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Exploring Virtual Reality Headsets as a Learning Tool
Assistant Professor James N. Oigara (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Author James Oigara Publication Virtual Technology Innovations in Education (2025) Summary Using Virtual Reality (VR) in the classroom offers innovative and engaging learning experiences that help students grasp abstract concepts in ways that traditional lecture methods often cannot. Abstract Continuing advancement in educational technology provides an opportunity
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Dr. David Granger Publishes New Book – John Dewey: A Reader for Teachers and Education Students
New Book – John Dewey: A Reader for Teachers and Education Students (SUNY Press) School of Education News Dr. David Granger, a School of Education faculty member, has just published his edited book John Dewey: A Reader for Teachers and Education Students with SUNY Press. As shared by SUNY Press, “This John Dewey reader was
Student-Faculty Research Team Selected for CUR Advocacy Program
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) has selected a SUNY Geneseo student-faculty research mentor team for the 2024 advocacy program Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR).
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Princeton Review Names SUNY Geneseo a “Green College”
The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition includes SUNY Geneseo as one of its 511 featured “green colleges.”
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