Mooc Climate Change

1. 1
Roteiro do MOOC
Alterações Climáticas: o contexto das experiências de vida
Bootcamp Week
Week 1
18-20 May
Familiarization with the learning environment and with the processes of communication, interaction and publication in
the MOOC #moocac15_t0
Topic 1 Introduction. What science tells us about climate change
Dates Suggested Activities Resources
Certification
Week 2
21 May to 1 June
Explore the resources available, and others
- resulting from your research or shared by
other participants;
Share other resources of interest to find
this topic through your blog, always putting
the tag #moocac15_t1.
Discuss the contributions of other
participants.
Answer Formative Test 1.
Base resources
Topic 1 introductory video (PT)
Chapters 1 and 2 (pp. 1-65) of the Textbook
Other resources (optional)
Vídeo "A construção científica das alterações
climáticas" (PT)
PPT “Alterações Climáticas em Portugal
Situação Atual e Cenários Futuros”
Sections of the Workbook relative to
chapters 1 and 2 of the Textbook
Own search
Contributions of other participants

2. 2
Topic 2 Economy and climate change
Week 3
2 to 8 of june
Explore the resources provided.
Search and share other resources of interest
to this topic.
Publish on your blog an artefact that
demonstrates your knowledge and
competencies about the Stern Report (max.
1000 characters). This artefact can be in the
form of an essay, video, slidecast, etc. Use
the tag # moocac15_t2.
Comment on the contributions of other
participants.
Base resources
Topic 2 introductory video (PT)
Chapter 3 (pp. 66-104) of the Textbook
TED Talk by Nicolas Stern (2014). The state
of the climate — and what we might do
about it.
Other resources (optional)
Vídeo "Entrevista com Nicolas Stern" (PT)
Sections of the Workbook relative to chapter
3 of the Textbook
Own search
Contributions of other participants
This activity is
recommended to be
finalized within this week,
although it is also
accepted until the end of
the course.
Topic 3 Topic 3: Politics and climate change
Week 4
9 to 15 june
Explore the resources provided.
Search and share other resources of
interest to this topic.
Build a mind map / diagram that illustrates
your general perspective on the
institutional architecture regarding the
problematic of climate change (max. 1000
characters). Publish it on your blog,
accompanied by a short text that explains
it. Use the tag #moocac15_t3
Base resources
Topic 3 introductory video (PT)
Chapter 4 (pp. 105-150) of the Textbook
Video and PPT “Why climate change
negotiations fail – An analysis from a
theoretical international relations
perspective
Other resources (optional)
This activity is
recommended to be
finalized within this week,
although it is also
accepted until the end of
the course.

3. 3
Comment on the contributions of other
participants.
Answer Formative Test 2.
Vídeo "As alterações climáticas como um
problema político" (PT)
Video and PPT “Leader or Laggard –
What role for the EU in Paris?”
Sections of the Workbook relative to chapter
4 of the Textbook
Own search
Contributions of other participants
Topic 4 Topic 4: A sociologic perspective of climate change
Week 5
16 to 22 june
Explore the resources provided.
Search and share other resources of
interest to this topic.
Publish on your blog an artefact that
demonstrates your knowledge and
competencies about the relevancy of the
sociological perspective and link with
economic and political perspective of
climate change (max. 1000 characters).
This artefact can be in the form of an
essay, video, slidecast, etc. Use the tag
#moocac15_t4
Comment on the contributions of other
participants.
Base resources
Topic 4 introductory video (PT)
Chapter 5 (pp. 151-171) of the Textbook
Other resources (optional)
Vídeo "Alterações climáticas, ética e
condição humana" (PT)
Sections of the Workbook relative to chapter
5 of the Textbook
Own search
Contributions of other participants
This activity is mandatory
for those who want to
obtain a completion
certificate and will be
evaluated at the end of
course (see Assignment
portfolio).
This activity is
recommended to be
finalized within this week,
although it is also
accepted until the end of
the course.

4. 4
Topic 5 Topic 5: Climate change: Integration with sustainable development
Week 6
23 to 30 of june
Explore the resources provided.
Search and share other resources of
interest to this topic.
Publish on your blog a critical analysis of
the following statement: "The question of
climate change in the context of
sustainable development is better seen as
a process of participation and of integrated
learning". Use the tag # moocac15_t5
Comment on the contributions of other
participants.
Base resources
Topic 5 introductory video (PT)
Chapter 6 (pp. 172-182) of the Textbook
Other resources (optional)
Vídeo "Aplicação da sustentabilidade nos
últimos 25 anos" (PT)
Vídeo "As alterações climáticas e o enigma
do nosso futuro comum" (PT)
Sections of the Workbook relative to chapter
6 of the Textbook
Own search
Contributions of other participants
This activity is
recommended to be
finalized within this week,
although it is also
accepted until the end of
the course.
Week 7
30 of june
To obtain a certificate of completion of the
course, participants will develop a portfolio
where they must choose two activities
(assignments) that they developed during
the course and that they consider the most
relevant in terms of demonstration of
knowledge acquisition and production of
materials.
They should put these assignments in their
blog, under Portfolio, using the tag
#moocac15_pfolio. This step needs to be
undertaken until the last day of the course
(june 30).
It is mandatory for the
participants to do the
activities if they want an
MOOC participation
certificate or to ask after
for an formal course
accreditation.