Learn and Use Students’ Names


Coming Fall 2025! The CTLE will be piloting a three-part seminar on learning and using student names. Participants will get a free copy of the forthcoming book by Michelle D. Miller, A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can published in the University of Oklahoma Press series Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed and meet to discuss the book; have a Q & A Zoom meeting with Michelle Miller; and meet mid-semester to present a progress report on learning student names in their current classes. Upon completion of the seminar and a survey, participants will receive a $250 stipend.


Academic Success Tip: Learn Students’ Names | Inside Higher Ed

Tips for Learning Student Names | Ohio State University Teaching and Learning Resource Center

Learning Student Names and Pronouns | Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning

What’s in a name? The Importance of Getting Students’ Names Right | Times Higher Ed

Why It’s Important to Use Students’ Names, and How to Make it Easy: Use Name Tents! | Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching


Campus Resource

Preferred Name Policy


Name Pronunciation Apps

#MyNameIs – Name Pronunciation Tool – Race Equality Matters

Namecoach

NameDrop

NameShouts


Further Reading

5 Tips for Quickly Learning Student Names | Science Lessons That Rock

Foster Inclusion by Focusing on Student Names | Franklin University International Institute for Innovative Instruction

How to Learn Student Names Quickly | The Arty Teacher

Interact with Students by Name |  COD Library at College of DuPage

Learn Student Names and Pronouns | MIT Teaching and Learning Lab

Student Relationship Building with Name Tents  | The Counseling Teacher

The Power of Naming: The Multifaceted Value of Learning Students’ Names | QUT Law Review

Tips for Learning Students’ Names | Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center

What’s in a Name? The Importance of Students Perceiving That an Instructor Knows Their Names in a High-Enrollment Biology Classroom | CBE—Life Sciences Education

Why Instructors Should Learn Student Names – The Cengage Blog