In this article the author addresses whether educators have accumulated sufficient knowledge about interpersonal communication in the instructional context--at least as it pertains to the relational perspective--"and" whether other meaningful topics in the instructional communication literature have been ignored. The author's purpose here is to address both of these issues by considering the value of raising new questions and envisioning possibilities for restoring the focus on improving authentic student learning outcomes. He advances the argument that there is still much to learn about instructional communication from the relational perspective and that that those in the field can advance the discipline by restoring focus on authentic student learning. [Other articles 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, V. Santiago Arias), see EJ1121087; (5) FORUM: Interpersonal Communication in Instructional Settings: Improving Situational Awareness for Instructional Communication Research. A Forum Response (Scott Titsworth), see EJ1121131; 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.]