Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of Earth's climate system and climate change, including historical perspectives. My goal by the end of the course is to transform each student into a "climate literate citizen", one who understands the major principles and processes of Earth's climate system, can assess scientifically credible information about climate, and is able to make informed and responsible decisions with regard to actions that may affect climate. 

Basic course information:

Make sure you have access to the E-Book through the library! (Paper copies might be available for purchase through the bookstore, however supplies are limited).

Weekly tasks & assignments include: Lecture videos (YouTube), textbook readings, online discussions, Labs and quizzes. Students who have the best success in this course tend to block out time each week for these tasks, take notes while watching videos and stay in contact with me (Gretchen) when they have questions and come to weekly Q & A office hours or set up one on one meetings when needed.

Interested in getting to know your instructor? Check out Lee Collins' PCC profile. 

If you have any questions about the course, please reach out and email me! (lee.collins@pcc.edu)