He states that 'People learn better when actively involved'. Once on the living history site the visitor will find that there are no labels, no barriers, no proscribed route. The visitor is free to exp ore to speak to or bypass the interpreters as they decide how to explore, how and when to interact. The visitors will have discovered that the site offers more than things to look at. There will be sounds, smells and at the very best sites the chance to handle objects.
People learn better when using as many senses as possible.
Often these are memorable in themselves and will also provide a real learning experience. By this stage most visitors will have begun to question what they are seeing and hearing in the process of 'active discovery'. People learn that which appears most relevant and useful to them'. Visitors are most interested in the 'ordinary' activities which they are in some way familiar with. Questions help people derive meanings from an experience'.