On Thursday, August 29, the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board hosted a webinar to launch the “Choosing Your Great Lakes Future” game as part of its Great Lakes Horizons Project. The webinar recording is now available at: vimeo.com/1004204750
Read on for additional resources and information arising from the webinar and Q&A session:
Links:
Game: ijc.org/horizon
Webinar recording: vimeo.com/1004204750
Great Lakes Horizons Project: ijc.org/en/wqb/great-lakes-horizons-project
Overview video: vimeo.com/990771764
Using and sharing the game:
The IJC Great Lakes Water Quality Board encourages sharing and using the game creatively and engaging with your community and network. You do not need permission from the board to use the game or provide educational content that you present to other organizations ( schools/classes, community/government organizations and events, etc.). Our only request is that you let us know about your activity so that we can document the scope of the impact and uptake of the game.
Social media:
Some folks on the webinar asked for social media posts that you can use to share in your own networks. Below are two sample posts (will fit within an X/Twitter post) you can copy and paste or tailor to your liking. We are using the hashtag #YourGreatLakesFuture.
Feedback:
As part of its next steps, the board is collecting feedback on the game. Feel free to email allison.voglesong-zejnati@ijc.org with your thoughts, ideas, comments and suggestions for how the game can become even better and more useful to inspire champions for the Great Lakes future. The board will conduct focus groups through the end of the year with target audiences including educators, students, elected officials, Indigenous governments, and nongovernment and business organizations.
Questions:
If you have an unanswered question and would like a response, please email your query to allison.voglesong-zejnati@ijc.org and mark.burrows@ijc.org and we will coordinate providing you with a response from the board.
For other questions about the Great Lakes Horizons Project or the “Choosing Your Great Lakes Future” game please contact allison.voglesong-zejnati@ijc.org.