[nabs-l] Recording Lectures... Not allowed?

[Kolby Garrison]

I record all of my classes, and my professors for this semester are very
willing to work with me. Like many of you I use my digital recorder in
addition to taking notes on my laptop. The recording supplements the
information that I might have missed while concentrating on writing down
what the professor is saying. If your professor is vhiamently opposed to you
recording their class, I would ask the Office Of Disability Services on your
campus to speak with them, and to maybe also include recording classes as an
accommodation in your accommodations letter if your College provides you
with accommodations letters to give your professors. I meet with the Office
Of Disability Services at the beginning of every semester to discuss
accommodations that I believe I will need for my classes. The letter itself
does not change very much from semester to semester, but it is an official
supplement accompanying the accommodations that I talk about with my
professors.
Kolby

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Brice Smith
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 1:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Recording Lectures... Not allowed?

Plenty of students obtain permission to record lectures for future
reference. Doing so does not indicate a lack of note-taking skills.
Moreover, the student indicated that she uses the recorded notes only
as a supplement to notes taken on her laptop, and primarily as an aid
for reference concerning diagrams, pictures, and other details. In
this situation a reader might actually be more cumbersome than
helpful, time-consuming, and distracting.

I do think that prior permission from the instructor, not just with
the DSO, should have been obtained. Even with approved accommodations
many people are initially uncomfortable with the idea of being
recorded. It would have probably been a good idea to inform the
professor before hand that you needed to record portions of the
lecture; but even so, you should be able to discuss the issue with the
professor further during his/her office hours. You're not the first
student to record, and you probably won't be the last. If you still
have problems, then you might need to bring officials from your DSO
office.

Brice

On 1/23/09, Kevin Wassmer <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> What I would do if I were you is have a reader explain to you what was
> written on the board. Also, I would take a college readiness class after
the
> semester is over. This would teach you to take notes efficiently on the
> Braille Note. I use to record lectures in college. While there is nothing
> wrong with that, I learned it was much easier to take notes on my Braille
> Note. I will talk to you later.
>
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