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Jennifer Sliko: Using Cli-Fi in Planet Earth at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
Planet Earth is an introductory course about Earth, with emphasis on the processes the affect the landscape of Earth. Students learn about fundamental geologic processes and how they impact humans and the environment on regional and global scales. Some of these processes are slow, such as the movements of continents, and change Earth over a period of millions of years. Others are rapid, such as earthquakes and floods. Students learn how these processes are related and interact with each other.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Cli-Fi:Cli-Fi: Climate Science in Literary Texts
Laura Wright: Using Cli-Fi at Western Carolina University
Understanding what is meant by "African literature" is no simple task. There is really no such thing as a monolithic African literature—or a monolithic Africa; Africa, as a geographical locale and ideological construct, is not a uniform location, even though it is often presented to Western audiences as a singular entity. The continent of Africa is made up of (at last count) 58 distinct countries—and the category of "country" is dependent upon a colonial legacy that divided the continent in accordance with imperial mandates. Therefore, "Africa" as we understand it is an entity at once constituted by colonization and at odds and acting in response to the European colonial project.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Cli-Fi:Cli-Fi: Climate Science in Literary Texts
Jennifer Sliko: Using Cli-Fi in Physical Geology at Penn State Harrisburg
I used this module to teach a class of civil engineering students about climate change. This class has a lab component, so, in addition to using the materials during the "lecture" class meetings, I was able to utilize Units 3 and 5 as a lab activity. Before the start of this module, some of my students did not agree with the concept of anthropogenic climate change. By the end of the module, those students had difficulty supporting their views based on the data graphed by the class.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Teaching Context: Intro Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Cli-Fi:Cli-Fi: Climate Science in Literary Texts
Rick Oches: Using Cli-Fi at Bentley University
The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation in essential concepts of environmental science as applied to the development of an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable society. Students learn about ecosystem function, nutrient and energy cycling in the environment, human population dynamics, material and energy resource consumption, agriculture and food production, global climate change, and disparities in the global distribution of population, wealth, and access to essential resources. The ultimate goal is to think about sustainability from a complex systems perspective and appreciate the importance of addressing wicked problems from a transdisciplinary perspective.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Cli-Fi:Cli-Fi: Climate Science in Literary Texts
Jennifer Hanselman: Using Cli-Fi at Westfield State University
BIOL 680 Climate Change is a graduate-level course offered through the Department of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University. The course satisfies one of the required content-specific courses in a M.Ed. Biology Education program (addresses NSTA Standards 1 and 2). The course is also open to those who currently have a bachelor's degree and need additional credits for additional licensure or for other disciplines, such as the interdisciplinary science requirements within patent law.
Teaching Context: Online/Distance/Hybrid Courses
InTeGrate Modules and Courses: Cli-Fi:Cli-Fi: Climate Science in Literary Texts