When composing my response to Dr. Meyer's main post topic I thought about it a bit and want to also use it as my personal thread as well. If we go strictly by the content in this learning module the learning environment should be a comfortable and supportive learning site that will enable students to focus better on the content of the course. I teach on-line courses so my Learning Environment is a bit less tactile but still needs to meet the requirements of being comfortable and supportive. Comfort does not come in the form of temperature or chair type/arangement; It comes in the form of establishing a friendly and supportive tone to the course in my Instructor Profile, Discussion Postings, Grading comments and e-mail/IM interaction. It is very important to put the students at ease with the overall course interaction to allow them to focus on completing the course assignments and tests without feeling intimidated to reach out for help and support throughout the process. What other methods do some of you who teach in the on-line environment use to comfort the students as well as engage them and promote active participation and dialoge during the quarter?