Climate change, from science to society: methodological Guide

Abstract

This methodological guide is the outcome of Erasmus + CTwoSEAS (Cambio climático: Ciencia, ética y sociedad) project carried out between 2019 and 2022 . In this project 5 european institutions were involved, Complutense University (coordinator of the project), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), SEV/IVEPE center (Greece), Akdeniz Univerity(Turkey) and Basilicata University (Italy). This methodological guide aims to support the teaching of the course Climate Change: From Science to Society in terms of the organisation of students' learning, the development of these learnings, and their evaluation. All of this will be focused on the competences that the students must acquire during their learning process. We are aware that, sometimes, the pedagogical training of university faculty staff outside the branches of education is scarce and, therefore, this guide will offer a myriad of methodological tools and strategies that can overcome some of these possible shortcomings. In the development of this methodological guide, we are mindful that the proposed methodologies to be used in each specific case are limited by the context of the course and the organisational context of each educational institution. Given the diverse nature of each educational institution and its conditions (physical resources, teacher training, budget, among others) it will be the task of the teachers of the course in each of the institutions to select the most appropriate methodology to their reality. The challenge of this methodological guide is to design working modalities and methodologies for both teachers and students that are appropriate for a standard student in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) to achieve the skills that are proposed.