ED11D:
Climate Literacy: Approaches to Multidisciplinary Climate Education in Higher Education Institutions I

Session ID#: 2119

Monday, 15 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
102 (Moscone_South)
Chairs:  James Michael Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Geography and Environment, Lethbridge, Canada, Monica Bruckner, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, Stephen R Hale, The Joan and James Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States and Leanne J Little, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Primary Convener:  James Michael Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Geography and Environment, Lethbridge, Canada
Co-conveners:  Stephen R Hale, The Joan and James Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, Leanne J Little, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada and Monica Z Bruckner, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Leanne J Little, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Virtual Option?: No
Swirl Theme: Global Change: Science Literacy, Societal Impacts, and Response Strategies

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

ED11D-01
Paper 8542 - Climate Change across Campus--ALL of Campus (Invited) (8542)
John Calderazzo1,2 and SueEllen Campbell1, (1)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (2)Dept. of English, Fort Collins, United States
ED11D-02
Professional Ethics for Climate Scientists (Invited) (11679)
Kent Peacock, Univ of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada and Michael E Mann, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, United States
ED11D-03
Participatory Games: Experiential learning to bridge disciplines (Invited) (6430)
Erin Coughlan1,2, Pablo Suarez2, Janot Mendler de Suarez2 and Carina Bachofen2, (1)International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Hague, Netherlands
ED11D-04
Wagging ETOM’s Long Tail: MOOCs, Hangouts on Air, and Formal and Informal Undergraduate Experiences with Climate Change Science and Clean Energy Solutions (16614)
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles1, Richard B Alley2, Erna Akuginow1, Karen McNeal3 and David Blockstein4, (1)GHSPi/Passport to Knowledge, Jersey City, NJ, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences and Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, United States, (3)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, United States, (4)National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC, United States
ED11D-05
The PICS Climate Insights 101 Courses: A Visual Approach to Learning About Climate Science, Mitigation and Adaptation (31302)
Thomas F Pedersen1, Francis W Zwiers2, Coralie Breen3 and Trevor Quentin Murdock1, (1)University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, Vancouver, BC, Canada
ED11D-06
Engaging Students in Climate Change Science and Communication through a Multi-disciplinary Study Abroad Program (31763)
Leslie A North, Western Kentucky University, Department of Geography and Geology, Bowling Green, KY, United States, Jason Polk, Western Kentucky University, Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies, Bowling Green, KY, United States and Bernard Strenecky, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States
ED11D-07
Climate Curriculum Modules on Volcanic Eruptions, Geoengineering, and Nuclear Winter (18986)
Alan Robock, Rutgers University, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, United States
ED11D-08
Our Changing Climate: A Brand New Way to Study Climate Science (12785)
James A Brey1, Chad Kauffman2, Ira W. Geer3, Kira A. Nugnes1 and Elizabeth W. Mills1, (1)American Meteorological Society, Education Program, Washington, DC, United States, (2)California University of Pennsylvania, Earth Sciences, California, United States, (3)American Meteorological Society (retired), Education Program, Washington, DC, United States
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