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Thinking and Talking about Climate (OPEN UNI)
Study climate change from a fresh perspective!
Climate change is more than just knowledge and numbers. This inspiring online course approaches climate change through emotions. Game elements, such as climate avatars, work as a tool to explore one’s own emotions and practice constructive climate interaction.
Thinking and Talking about Climate MOOC is open to all and free-of-charge. You can complete the course at your own pace. To enroll in this MOOC, you must first complete the course in DigiCampus. Once you have done so, you can proceed with the enrollment process in DigiCampus.
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The study module offers a gamified info package on climate emotions and constructive interaction about climate. The central contents:
- spectrum of climate emotions as well as the underlying factors affecting them
- special attention is paid to climate hope and its sources
- constructing climate interaction through acknowledging the personal experiences, reactions and communication practices
The student gets to use research on climate emotions and interaction in creating herself a “climate avatar” and in interacting with other avatars in dialogue games. The student receives tools to maintain hope and to discuss climate topics in a constructive manner.
This course is connected to the following Sustainable Development Goals of the UN: 3) "Good health and well-being" and 13) "Climate action".