Notetaking

The Notetaking Program provides copies of class notes to qualified students with disabilities. Notes are provided by fellow students who are paid a small stipend for sharing their notes. This page is organized into three main sections: Information for Notetaking Service Users, Information for Notetakers, and Contact Information for the Notetaking Service Coordinator.

1. Attend training on how to use the notetaking service.
2. Request notetaking services by completing the online request form. Please refer to instructions for completing the online request form if you need assistance.
3. Meet with faculty to request assistance in recruiting notetakers. Give them the Notetaking Service Faculty Letter (opens in Microsoft Word). This letter is also available for pickup at McBurney or can be emailed to you.
4. Give each notetaker Notetaker Information Form (opens in Microsoft Word) as soon as you select them. This letter is also available for pickup at McBurney or can be emailed to you.
5. Inform the Notetaker Coordinator immediately of any changes in notetaking requests.
6. Sign the Notetaker Payment Verification Form - These are emailed to notetakers after the 9-week drop deadline for undergraduates. Please review the form for accuracy before signing it.
7. Complete the Notetaker Evaluation Form if you'd like to provide feedback on your notetakers.
8. Make sure you are familiar with all the Notetaking Policies and Procedures.

1. Submit the Notetaker Information Sheet you received from the student for whom you are taking notes to McBurney within a week of being selected as the notetaker.
2. Attend one of the training sessions listed below if you are a new notetaker. All training sessions are held in Room 102 of the Middleton Building, 1305 Linden Drive, unless otherwise listed below. Please attend the earlier training session possible, especially during the summer.
   • Thursday, November 5, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
   • See below if all the above sessions have already passed.
   NOTE: Notetakers who have work or class conflicts with all of the listed sessions should email the notetaking coordinator at notes@odos.wisc.edu with all available blocks of time, Monday through Friday, that they could schedule an orientation. Please try to include times that are within the notetaker coordinator's office hours listed below, if possible.
3. Expect to receive the Notetaker Payment Verification Form via email at the end of the 9th week of classes during the fall or spring semesters. During the summer, you will receive the Notetaker Payment Verification Form when you are trained. If previously trained, you should email the notetaking coordinator and ask to have the form emailed to you.
4. Return the signed Notetaker Payment Verification Form by the due date listed at the top of the form. To retain control over when you are paid, McBurney recommends that notetakers returned signed forms themselves.

Valeris Kowis is the Notetaking Service Coordinator. Valerie, a part-time student employee, is best reached via the notetaker coordinator's email address (notes@odos.wisc.edu).

Valerie's Office Hours for Fall 2009

• Mondays: noon - 4:00 pm
• Tuesdays: 2:30 - 4:30 pm
• Wednesdays: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Thursdays: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
• Fridays: 8:30 - 10:30 am

If you cannot meet with Valerie within the office hours listed above, please email B.A. Scheuers to schedule an appointment.