Comments on: The Rationale for Seating Charts http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/the-rationale-for-seating-charts A teaching and learning conference. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: felixwas http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/the-rationale-for-seating-charts/comment-page-1#comment-10 felixwas Tue, 20 May 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/teaching-and-learning/the-rationale-for-seating-charts#comment-10 Rather than use a seating chart, I will, when I take roll at the start of a course, jot down an identifying characteristic beside the student's name: "curly hair," "green glasses," etc. <br/><br/>Students appreciate it when instructors are making the effort to learn their names. For that reason, I'm not shy about saying, "Help me with your name, please?" until I get it right. It shows them I'm interested in knowing them as individuals. Rather than use a seating chart, I will, when I take roll at the start of a course, jot down an identifying characteristic beside the student’s name: “curly hair,” “green glasses,” etc.

Students appreciate it when instructors are making the effort to learn their names. For that reason, I’m not shy about saying, “Help me with your name, please?” until I get it right. It shows them I’m interested in knowing them as individuals.

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