This course uses 'climate fiction' to teach about the perils that a warming planet faces

Storytelling can be an effective way to impart lessons in science. imagedepotpro/E+ Collection/Getty Images Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Climate Change Literature” What prompted the idea for the course? After reading many fiction books that featured themes of climate change, I felt compelled to create a course that would allow students to do the same. The idea was to have students learn a

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