Here are papers dealing with active learning. In class we'll cover the excellent (and recent) survey paper by Settles. settles.activelearning.pdf
The Settles paper has numerous reference to the various topics that he covers and will help you find more info on areas of the paper that you find interesting. The survey article by Angluin also has references. AngluinQueriesConceptLearningfulltext.pdf
The following papers cover specific techniques in more detail.
Rubens-Active-Learning-RecSysHB2010.pdf
The following view graphs will chart our course through the material.
Here's a link to a site devoted to active learning.