NOTE TAKING

If your Counselor/Advisor determines that you require note taking assistance in your classes, DSPS will provide this service.  The note taker is usually another student in your class who is willing to provide a copy of his/her lecture notes.  The note taker receives a small stipend.  DSPS copier and NCR paper are available.

Procedure for using this service:

1. Meet with DSPS Counselor/Advisor to complete Support Services Agreement.
2. Give a copy of the SSA to each instructor and ask him/her to make an announcement in class that a note taker is needed.  Interested students should be directed to the DSPS office to fill out paperwork for payment.
3. If you prefer to name a specific student in your class to provide notes, please discuss it with that student and make arrangements with DSPS before your instructor makes an announcement to the class.
4. If the notes are inadequate or illegible, or if the note taker is frequently absent, please come into the DSPS office and the DSPS Program Assistant will review the situation.  If necessary, arrangements can be made for copies of other notes. If you have any difficulty securing a note taker you must contact DSPS immediately.
5. Note taking assistance is not a substitute for attending classes!  You must attend class in order to get notes! Note taking services does not replace your responsibility to take notes.

HOT TIP:  Review your notes immediately after class and make additional notes in the margins.  Sometimes the things you want to remember haven’t been emphasized by the note taker.

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