Guest Blogger: Anne Erickson

An interesting technique I have is to print out the picture list for each course. I cut out the students' pictures and name and glue these onto index cards. On the cards, I enter notes about the student, such as comments from each draft, writing concerns, topics, and so forth.  When I have a few minutes, I can use the cards for flashcards to review the students' names and images (handy when you only meet once a week and have a day off fairly early in the term), and I can track the progress (or lack thereof) in one convenient spot.  If I can use different colored cards for the different classes, that also helps with my retention.