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Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 10:05am and last updated
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 9:37am.
XPDX: Where Are Your Keys?
Access Notes
Parking: Plenty of free parking in front of the building.
Con-way's reception desk is located at west end (closest to 21st Ave.) of the AdTech II building, best accessed by turning into the entrance located on 21st Ave.
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Description
We learn more, more quickly, and more deeply, once we redefine true learning as fluency, and play our way to getting there.
"Where are your Keys?", a language learning game system developed by Evan Gardner, is an integrated set of teaching techniques that creates fluent speakers in a language without resorting to textbooks or homework. You can play the game anywhere, anytime, with anyone, so long as you have a single fluent speaker of the target language.
Because "Where are your Keys?" is a game, learning how to play the game also trains you to teach the game. You can take your level of fluency and teach another person up to your level. It is a way for a community to rapidly teach themselves a language by making every learner a new teacher.
"Where are your Keys" teaches not only language, but principles of learning that can be applied to any skill or field of knowledge.
Rather than presenting a lecture, Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen will actually run and debrief the game so everyone will have a hands-on experience (and a spankin' good time!).