![]() You receive a message from a fellow student or instructor, requesting a volunteer.You receive an email from the Note-taking Coordinator in the ODA, explaining that you have a student registered with ODA in your course.You may become involved in the note taker program in a variety of ways: To qualify to become a peer note-taker, you must be a current UNT student, who is currently enrolled in a class that requires a note taker. Your notes are a vital component of a fellow student’s academic success. More importantly, you make a commitment to the student for whom you are taking notes. Eligible students have disabilities that may impact their ability to take notes, due to a variety of reasons: it may be a physical (limited use of hands, low vision, interacting with a sign language interpreter, etc.) or non-physical reason (difficulty listening and writing at the same time, difficulty transcribing verbal information).By being a note-taker you are making a commitment to ODA to assist in providing required accommodations. ODA facilitates access to note-taking accommodations for students with documented disabilities. ![]() Please contact ODA if you have questions about which courses qualify for note-taking.ĭo you think you would make a good note-taker? Read more to see if you would enjoy this position! Not all courses qualify for the note-taking accommodation courses that do not occur in real-time or have no lecture/notes component do not qualify for notes, including online-only, non-lecture courses, etc. Notes can be uploaded to ODA’s convenient online portal at any time. It is rewarding and convenient to be a peer note-taker. Every semester, ODA is seeking students who take thorough, clear notes, record important course content, and are willing to help other students have equal access to the course material. A note-taker is not a tutor, interpreter, or reader/writer. Notetakers do not provide any academic assistance or advantage for those who use the service. Notes provided by peer note-takers supplement or provide notes for those who are unable to take notes during class. Notetakers share their lecture notes with a classmate. As a peer note-taker, you can positively impact your classmates and your own academic performance. Refine your academic skills and serve fellow students as a peer note-taker! Head over to the Get Notes page to find what you need.The Office of Disability Access (ODA) receives hundreds of requests for note-takers each semester. If you are registered with AAS and have peer note-taking as an accommodation, you may have reached this page in error. Thanks for making a positive impact on the Toronto Met community! Upload your notes by selecting the “Courses/notes” tab above.
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