Art and Science of Climate Change for CommUniversity, Personal Enrichment, Davenport, IA, combines the science of climate change with artistic expression for personal growth.

In this course, I explore climate change and art with students through: (1) classroom studies on current evidence and forecasts of a warming climate; (2) field studies that include repeat photography to document environmental conditions; and (3) reflection photography that captures thoughts and feelings about our changing Earth and what the future may hold for us and the natural world.

I teach the science of climate change and the technical use of digital cameras in easy to understand terms and with interactive, hands-on assignments.

Registration | Art and Science of Climate Change

I hope to teach the Art and Science of Climate Change in early 2019 for CommUniversity: "... 4 Sundays in February ... ideas, challenges, conversations ..."

A list of the 2019 courses offered through CommUniversity, including a focused group with Climate Change Captured, may be found online at http://www.communiversity.org/personal-enrichment.php. CommUniversity courses are taught from 2-4 p.m. each Sunday in February in 2019.

Registration for 2019 CommUniversity courses is available here: TBA

Enrollment in Art and Science of Climate Change is limited to 10 students.

Weekly Schedule & Topics | Art and Science of Climate Change (TBA)

Week 1 / February X / St. Ambrose University (classroom)

1. Climate change: current evidence, causes, and consequences to humans and the natural world
2. Fundamentals of photography: exposure and depth-of-field

Week 2 / February X / St. Ambrose University (classroom)

1. Climate change: future prospects for humans and natural world
2. Fundamentals of photography: photo editing, composition, and ‘making’ photographs

Week 3 / February X / Collinson Ecological Preserve, Milan, IL (field trip)

1. Make landscape photographs in the field at research monitoring sites
2. Reflection photography: making photographs that capture thoughts and feelings on climate change and fieldwork

Week 4 / February X / St. Ambrose University (classroom)

1. Photo sharing and discussion of refection photographs
2. Climate change and photography wrap up

Student Course Information | Art and Science of Climate Change (TBA)

Digital camera (DLSR or mirrorless) required with manual settings for exposure (such as, ISO and M, A, S, and P modes) and depth of field.

NOTE: all students will be taught how to manual camera settings and, thus, no previous knowledge required.

One class field trip to a local nature preserve, Collinson Ecological Preserve, an Augustana College Field Station; light hiking for about 1 mile and taking photographs.

Contact Information | Art and Science of Climate Change (TBA)

Stephen B. Hager, Ph.D. | Department of Biology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201

309.794.3439 office | stevehager@augustana.edu

Photography portfolio: https://naturestudiesphotography.myportfolio.com/

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