It's really a great way to put it - learning as moving away from spoon feeding to play. Connects right into Werbach's gamification theories.
There is another read about learning as being Thinkers (visible) and doers (reflective): http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/user%2F11983355272208248882%2Fstate%2Fcom.google%2Fstarred
