Lo LOL: Learning On Line A Notetaker Training!

Development Team  Pat Rahalewicz National Technical Institute for the Deaf  Maureen Brady Camden County College  Pat Billies PEPNet-Northeast  Josie Durkow PEPNet-Northeast

The Development Idea  Internal Needs Serve Large Number of D/HH Students Need to Train Notetakers Each Semester Increased Work Demands on Support Service Coordinator Less Time to Conduct Training  External Needs Recognized Need of Other Colleges to Train Notetakers

The Solution!  Online Notetaker Training  Four Modules: Introduction Disability Awareness Notetaking Skills Professionalism in the Classroom

 Maintains Quality Assurance  Develops Confidence  Aids in Retention of Notetakers  Provides a Professional Framework  Accommodates Students’ (notetakers’) Schedules to Participate in Training  Students Can Learn at Their Own Pace Why this training is needed

Welcome Josie!

Disability Awareness Welcome Student Receiving Support Benefits The Notetaker’s Role Understanding Hearing Loss What’s the Difference Self Test Module Quiz

Students Receiving Support

Understanding Hearing Loss

What’s the Difference?

Taking Good Notes  Getting ready

Getting Ready  Be Prepared  Two Aspects for taking good class notes: Understanding the information being taught Recording information in a clear and useful form  Equipment & Supplies

Taking Good Notes  Getting ready  Knowing what’s important

Taking Good Notes  Getting ready  Knowing what’s important

Knowing What’s Important

Taking Good Notes  Getting ready  Knowing what’s important  What’s on the Notes Page

Notetaking Principles Writing  Legibility  Spelling  Abbreviations

Notetaking Principles Writing  Legibility  Spelling  Abbreviations Formats  Formatting Styles

Formatting Styles  Outline  Paragraph  Columns This is the kind of notes that many tend to use. This style will also work for the students. I. A. B II. A 1) 2) B Columns work very well to show main ideas IMP

Text/Paragraph

Two Column Page

Notetaking Principles Writing  Legibility  Spelling  Abbreviations Formats  Formatting Styles  Page formatting

Page Formatting  Page Headings  Margins  White Space General Biology February 1, 2004 Page X of Y White space is the space Between the lines of notes Angles equal 180 degrees A=12 L x H Sample 1 inch

Notetaking Principles Writing  Legibility  Spelling  Abbreviations Formats  Formatting Styles  Page formatting  Formatting Strategies

Formatting Strategies  Topic Heading  Emphasis  Complete Sentences  Indicate Speakers  Vocabulary (Define)  Box Formulas/Results Underlining Darker Writing Bigger Letters SQ = Student Question SA = Student Answer TQ = Teacher Question TA = Teacher Answer Mu= EX N

Notetaking Principles Writing  Legibility  Spelling  Abbreviations Formats  Formatting Styles  Page formatting  Formatting Strategies Cleaning up  Details

What’s on the Notes Page? Now that we’ve seen what you put into the notes, let’s look at how you do it. Click on each star to find more instructions about notetaking for each topic. Page heading One inch margins White space Indicate speakers Recognize signal words Charts, diagrams, drawings References

Cleaning Up

Professionalism  Working Professionally  The Student Notetaker  Explaining your Role  Building Relationships

Working Professionally

The Student Notetaker

Explaining Your Role

Building Your Relationship

Communicating

A Working Relationship

Collaborating with Faculty

Notetaker Code of Ethics

Where to find Training PEPNet Website:

Signing into the Training Data collection:

Signing into the Training This produces user research reports from the Database. Evaluation is conducted at conclusion.

Notetaker Coordinator Handbook  Sample Selection Criteria  Policies/Practices for effective use of notetakers  Notetaking Assignment Sheet  Class/Teacher/Building/Room/Days/Times  Students supported  Notes due---when, where, format  Back-up Notetaker contact info  Textbook/readings required  Notetaking Abbreviations List (TC, TQ, SC, SA etc.)

Notetaker Coordinator Handbook Sample Daily Cover Sheet  Class/ Teacher/ Date/ # pages  Notetaker Contact Info  Students receiving notes  Homework Assignments and Due Dates  Announcements  Abbreviations used  Handouts distributed Suggested appearance of classroom lecture notes

FAQs  Length of training One and one half hours  Proof of Completion Certificate of successful completion is printed

Development Team  NETAC: Northeast Technical Assistance Center Camden County College NETAC Central Office NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology  WorkSmart Learning Systems, Inc.  Venture Skills Online Training Developers

Developed by the PEPNet-Northeast Located at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf a college of Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York (Voice/TTY) (Fax) PEPNet-Northeast

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