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Note-Taker flyer.
Speak with the Teacher-Consultant to find out if
your are eligible for this support.
What is
a Notetaker?
A
Notetaker is TAFE staff member who has been assigned to assist you
in class if you have difficulty writing.
All Notetakers in the
Hunter Institute are qualified and have undertaken study to qualify
as a Notetaker.
Like all TAFE staff,
Notetakers are bound by privacy legislation and will respect your
privacy.
They
will:
• copy notes from the board or from
overheads
• Takes notes from teacher’s lectures or
class discussions
• Write down your dictated answers during
exams
Sometimes,
a Notetaker might also help with your physical activities such as
setting up equipment in class, turning pages, and reaching books in
the library.
A Notetaker is not a Teacher, so
she/he cannot help
you to interpret or understand things you are learning in class, or
help you with assessments or exam questions, except for reading
and/or writing for you.
If you
need assistance with your course work, please discuss the matter
with the Teacher Consultant and renegotiate your Individual
Education Plan (IEP).
All
notetaking services are provided when identified by the Teacher
Consultant and recorded in your IEP.
Services provision is always subject to available funding and
resources.
A
Notetaker will take notes for you when you are present in the
classroom. Unless otherwise arranged with the Teacher Consultant for
the Physical Disability Unit, no notes will be taken in your
absence. If you are late to class, the Notetaker will wait 20
minutes for you to arrive, before leaving the room. If you leave the
class for any reason, the Notetaker will cease taking notes until
you return to the room.
It is best
to sit with your Notetaker, so that you can tell them what you want
recorded, left out, emphasized etc.
You are
welcome to take notes for yourself as well, if/when you able to do
so. In an exam, for example, you may want to jot down some things to
organize your dictation from.
Meeting Your Notetaker for the First Time
The
Teacher Consultant will arrange for your Notetaker(s) to telephone
you so that you can organize where to meet prior to your first
lesson. Usually this will be 15 minutes before your first class
commences.
You will need to discuss:
• what you want your notes written on—a book
or loose sheets.
• How you want your notes set out on the page
• Whether you want full sentences or “point
form”
• Use of highlighters, different colours etc.
You can
ask your Notetaker for ideas about what works best.
Exams
and Assessments
It is
usual for students with a Notetaker to have additional time in
exams, as well as a separate room. Therefore, you need to advise the
Physical Disability Unit as soon as possible so that the appropriate
conditions (exam modifications) can be arranged in advance.
Where
possible, your usual Notetaker will scribe for your exam. You will
be in a separate room with your Notetaker and an exam supervisor, so
that other students are not disturbed.
For
formal, externally set exams (Category A or B exams), special
arrangements must be applied for 6 weeks in advance.
For
in-class exams (Category C and D exams) special arrangements will
also need to be made for having a Notetaker. So inform the Physical
Disability Unit as soon as possible.
GOSFORD - WYONG - OURIMBAH
Physical Disability Unit - Margin St, GOSFORD
Locked
Bag 23, GOSFORD 2250
Phone:
02 43482291
Fax: 02
43482295
E-mail:
michele.whenman@tafe.nsw.edu.au
HUNTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Like other
students, you will be expected to provide all materials necessary
for your class notes, including paper, pens, rulers, erasers etc.
