I pride myself on recognizing students after a week of class. But this semester has been particularly challenging. In the past, I have taught COM 114 and COM 325, both of which required students to submit assignments. The great thing about such a format is that I learn their names very fast because I have to hand their graded papers back before each class.
So I used notecards. Made students write names, phone, email plus an interesting fact about themselves and a pet peeve. Genius! I got back to the office and studied those cards carefully, making small notes next to their names to aid recollection.
Let's see if I can remember them on Friday!
I hate being in a big class where I am just a nameless face. I won't let my students feel like a nameless face - at least not for long!
