Capella University is committed to offering high-quality academic programs. Essential to high quality is the necessity of fostering an interactive teaching and learning environment. High quality online courses are constructed around an interactive model of communication in which faculty and learners actively contribute to one another's learning through critical dialog, integrative learning, collaborative learning, and regular faculty feedback regarding learners' knowledge acquisition, skill building, and attainment of the intended course outcomes. Successful participation in an online course requires active, not passive, participation by learners.