[Pibe-division] Notetaking Skills

Fri Dec 14 19:53:39 UTC 2018

Marcie's point was a good one.  When I first attended a rehabilitation program the summer after graduating high school, poor notetaking skills was the one thing my Braille teacher said was my weakness.  I have good Braille skills but tend to be a not-so-great notetaker.  I am not good at decoding acronyms/abbrevations and am anxious about being able to understand my notes at a later date.

Like Marcie, I was never given tips on how to actually take notes.  In college, I recorded classes and went back through the recordings to make notes later using a brailler.  I tried to rely on using the slate but found that information was relayed too fast for me to take reliable notes.

I appreciate all of the ideas mentioned so far.

Pauline Smith, TVI
Braille Instructor

From: Brink-Chaney, Marcie A
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Subject: RE: Notetaking Skills

I was talking to my husband about this situation and he commented that maybe the student didn't take notes because he didn't know how.  My husband said that he would listen to lectures but didn't really take good notes because he didn't know how to sort out what was necessary information (important) and what could be skipped.  I'm wondering if anyone has done a class on how to take notes.  I know I never really had one.

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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Notetaking Skills

Hello, here are my thoughts:

Depending on what college he goes to they may offer note taking services. This can be something thorough such as the school paying another student to take notes or if the funding is not there (as was the case at SJSU when I went there as a legally blind student) just asking the professor to make an announcement in class if someone is willing to share their notes if they are taken digitally.

The DOR did offer to hire someone but the rate was so low it was not worth the process to get them hired.

I ended up recording all of my lectures, getting some notes from classmates and transcribing the lectures that warranted the time.

I wonder if Hadley offers something ...
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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Notetaking Skills

Good Afternoon,

We have a student who is being taught skills to get ready for college along with the use ADL stuff.  The staff is noticing that whenever we ask him to listen to a slelection and take notes, he basically does one sentence recordings.  Is there any information on notetaking skills for someone who is visually impaired?

Pauline Smith, TVI
Braille Instructor

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