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

Monday, 15 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Chairs:  James M Byrne1, Monica Bruckner2, Stephen R Hale3 and Leanne J Little1, (1)University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada(2)Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States(3)The Joan and James Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
Primary Conveners:  James M Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, 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, Northfield, MN, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Leanne J Little, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

8:00 AM
 
Paper 8542 - Climate Change across Campus--ALL of Campus
John Calderazzo1,2 and SueEllen Campbell1, (1)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (2)Dept. of English, Fort Collins, United States
8:15 AM
 
Professional Ethics for Climate Scientists
Kent Peacock, Univ of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada and Michael E Mann, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
8:30 AM
 
Participatory Games: Experiential learning to bridge disciplines
Erin Coughlan1,2, Pablo Suarez1, Janot Mendler de Suarez1 and Carina Bachofen1, (1)Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Hague, Netherlands, (2)International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
8:45 AM
 
Wagging ETOM’s Long Tail: MOOCs, Hangouts on Air, and Formal and Informal Undergraduate Experiences with Climate Change Science and Clean Energy Solutions
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 Univ, University Park, PA, 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
9:00 AM
 
The PICS Climate Insights 101 Courses: A Visual Approach to Learning About Climate Science, Mitigation and Adaptation
Thomas F Pedersen1, Francis W Zwiers2, Coralie Breen2 and Trevor Q Murdock3, (1)University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, Victoria, British Co, BC, Canada
9:15 AM
 
Engaging Students in Climate Change Science and Communication through a Multi-disciplinary Study Abroad Program
Leslie Ann North1, Jason Polk1 and Bernard Strenecky2, (1)Western Kentucky University, Department of Geography and Geology, Bowling Green, KY, United States, (2)Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States
9:30 AM
 
Climate Curriculum Modules on Volcanic Eruptions, Geoengineering, and Nuclear Winter
Alan Robock, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
9:45 AM
 
Our Changing Climate: A Brand New Way to Study Climate Science
James A Brey1, Chad Kauffman2, Ira Geer1, Kira A. Nugnes1 and Elizabeth W. Mills1, (1)AMS-Education Program, Washington, DC, United States, (2)California University of Pennsylvania, Earth Sciences, California, PA, United States
 
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