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Research shows that one of the fastest ways to connect with your students and help increase student motivation and engagment is by learning and using their names.  Here are a couple of links that offer some insight into learning your students’ names.  Take a look at the following posting from Tomorrow’s Professor, Learning Your Students’ Names, and Not Quite 101 Ways to Learning Students' Names from the University of Virginia for some practical suggestions for learning your students’ names.  There are some really great suggestions and it's not too late to get started; hopefully at least one can work for you!