I haven't taught a class in a non-traditional format, but was just talking yesterday to a colleague who has been teaching in an active learning (AL) style. (No

I haven't taught a class in a non-traditional format, but was just talking yesterday to a colleague who has been teaching in an active learning (AL) style. (Not flipped as yours was.) Her conclusions were similar: the good students liked AL, but she does get students who complain that "she isn't teaching us anything" and "she isn't telling us what to do." The second type of comments is telling, I think.