It's small, low-pressure, and informal. Because it lasts the whole winter term, the work is thinly distributed.

A basic overview of: Indigenous knowledge, impacts of forestry and agriculture systems, climate change, measures of sustainability. Mostly consists of quick facts to get us interested in these areas. Pretty straightforward.

Fernanda is a lovely teacher and human being. Her presentation slides and lectures are succinct and easy to follow, and expectations for assignments and quizzes are laid out very clearly.

- Do the readings for Braiding Sweetgrass especially, as there will be questions on the quizzes based on them. - Marking for assignments can be surprisingly harsh. If you want a good grade you will have to put in the effort. - Follow along with the course content and you'll be fine!

Honestly, it was really interesting course content; I just hated that the class was from 3:30-5:00. If this had been at 11 am, it would have been one of my favourite courses, but I ended up dreading it (and maybe shipping a few lectures...) because of the time block.

Despite the name "visualizing climate change," you'll want to expect more about the socio-economic and psychological factors about communicating about climate change.

Fernanda is very good at making the dread of climate change feel manageable.

This is not a science class; it's basically a communications class. You won't be writing essays; you'll be making infographics and podcasts. Spend the first few weeks getting to know a few people- you will have a lot of group projects, and you won't want to get stuck with complete strangers.