[NABS-L] taking notes at college

[Roanna Bacchus]

Hi Theodore thanks for your message. When I was in college, I used a tape recorder to record the class lectures. Because I often had Monday Wednesday or Tuesday Thursday classes, I was able to listen to the lectures during the week. I used my BrailleNote Apex to take notes on class lectures. While in class, I turned the speech off, so no one heard what I was writing.

On Jun 16, 2018 3:19 AM, Theodore Tsolakis via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello, 
>
> I have a question regarding note-taking during college lectures and 
> tutorials. I live in Australia, so apologize if there are differences 
> between Australian and United States colleges, but I hope you will 
> still be able to provide me with useful information. 
>
> Currently I am in high school, and to make notes during class, I use a 
> braille notetaker connected to a laptop computer as a braille display. 
> When taking notes in class, I do not receive any speech feedback from 
> my screen reader. I will be unable to use this system at college 
> because the desks are not large enough to accommodate both devices. 
>
> I know that I could take notes by just using my braille notetaker, but 
> I worry that, although I am able to type braille relatively quickly, I 
> am unable to reach the typing speed that I would have when using a 
> QWERTY keyboard. I know that I could also take notes just using a 
> laptop computer with an ear bud in only one ear so that I will be able 
> to hear what the lecturer is saying, but I worry that I will struggle 
> to listen to both my screen reader echoing the text that I have typed 
> as well as the new information the lecturer is providing. 
>
> I am wondering what systems college students such as yourselves employ 
> for notetaking. What have you tried? What has worked well? What has 
> not worked so well for you? I am open to all opinions and advice as I 
> have other assistive technology products as well. 
>
> Theodore 
>
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