In this response, Scott Titsworth analyzes similarities among the forum essays and then offers ideas for how instructional communication scholars might adopt greater situational awareness in research, theory, and application of their work. [Other essays in this forum include: (1) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: The Instructor-Student Relationship as an Alternative Form of Superior-Subordinate Relationship (Scott A. Myers), see EJ1121090; (2) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: Interpersonal Communication Research in Instructional Contexts: A Dyadic Approach (Alan K. Goodboy, Deborah A. Kashy), see EJ1121093; (3) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: A Cautious Approach to Reliance on Interpersonal Communication Frameworks: The Importance of Context in Instructional Communication Research (Zac D. Johnson, Sara LaBelle, Jennifer H. Waldeck), see EJ1121095; (4) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: The Interplay between Interpersonal Communication and Instructional Communication (Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter and V. Santiago Arias), see EJ1121087; (5) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: Raising New Questions and Restoring our Focus on Authentic Student Learning (Derek R. Lane), see EJ1121117; and (6) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: What Role Should Interpersonal Communication Play (or not) in Instructional Communication Research: A Response to the FORUM Essays (Deanna D. Sellnow), see EJ1121147.]