Workshop: Integrating discussions on climate change into your course

Climate Fresk experience
Experiment with the Climate Fresk, a serious game grounded in scientific data from IPCC reports. This workshop based on collective intelligence will enhance your comprehension of climate change challenges and their real-world implications.

Inclusive discussions
Following the Climate Fresk, we’ll provide a platform for open discussions. Delve into how the challenges illuminated by the Fresk resonate within your course and your specific field of expertise. Share insights, concerns, and innovative ideas with fellow faculty members.

Integration strategies
Together, let’s explore practical and effective ways to weave climate change considerations into your curriculum. Whether you’re well-versed in the subject or looking to enhance your approach, this session offers a collaborative space to brainstorm and refine strategies for curriculum integration.

Participating in this workshop not only expands your knowledge but also empowers you to contribute meaningfully to the broader conversation on climate change within the academic community.

About the trainers
Clarence Bluntz is an assistant professor at the Maastricht Sustainability Institute and the coordinator for sustainability education at Maastricht University. He introduced the Climate Fresk workshop at UM. His teaching responsibilities include coordinating the business specialisation of the MSc Sustainability Science, Policy and Society. His research focuses on social tipping points and derailment risks in food production-consumption systems in Western Europe, specifically the interactions between environmental and de-growth movements, neoliberal policies, and the rise of populism. Before joining Maastricht University in 2021, Clarence lived and worked in Paris and Berlin. He holds a PhD in sustainability accounting from Paris-Dauphine University.

Andrew Oringer is a lecturer who specialises in interdisciplinary teaching at UCM and FSE. Andrew previously worked in the fields of sustainability and natural resources management for several government and international agencies. At UM, he designed and currently teaches courses in the Interfaculty minor Sustainability and has taught experiential education in several countries in the field of climate change.  His particular areas of interest are in alpine ecosystems, forest and rangeland ecology, and the nexus of human-nature interaction: the wildland-urban interface.