This will involve personal contact. Get to know the names of your students. In small classes this is not difficult. In large classes, it is still very important to know as many students' names as possible. The positive impact that a professor can make by calling a substantial number of students by name in a large class is enormous.
Excellent teachers invent ways of learning names in large classes.
It may involve setting up smaller study groups or requiring that a student visit you during office hours. However you do it, make every effort to get to know your students. A final thought needs to be conveyed about the symbiosis between excellent teaching and research. The University of South Carolina is a comprehensive institution. Research is expected and required.