William, you have really hit the nail on the head with your post. How we as faculty model behavior has more of an impact on student success than instructional design or institutional policy could ever have. A poorly designed course can still have positive outcomes and on the flip side, the best designed course can fail as a result of what role an instructor plays. I myself have four children and what drives me in my teaching is I always imagine one of my children could in my classroom someday and I ask myself how would I teach differently. The answer has to be not differently at all, I would do the same things as this is what my students deserve. Great post and thanks for sharing. Regards, James