active learning

okay, active learning...I'm sure that there is the ability to have successful active learning, but most of my experience says 'not so much'. I find that active learning, as in scenarios or activities, have the propensity to be a little cheesy or a waste of class time. Maybe it's just me, but I would usually rather have a tired lecture and feel like I actually spent the most of my 1, 2 hours of class time. PLus, I don't usually learn that much with those types of things and most likely forget what it was even supposed to teach. I totally sound pessimistic right now but it's just not my thing. That doesn't mean it's not worth a try though.