This is a very interesting dilemma-is the issue the art of knowing what to
note down or the getting down what you think is important.
I do not ever recall being taught anything about what to write down when
listening to a lecture. I suspect over the course of K-12, I learned by
taking tests and not having the info as part of my notes that allowed me to
home my ability to determine what was important. I recall thinking "I
wonder what this professor/teacher is going to want me to know for test
purposes" and taking down info based on this. It always took the first test
to get to know this more clearly.
Possibly talking with the student about the process of taking down info,
what info might be important, and what form to take notes would be helpful.
I wonder if anyone ever asked the student what, of the recording he had
listened to, did he think might be the most important points. I also wonder
if the response would be much like mine would be-I need to know what the
test writer thinks is important to pass the test. It is also valueable to
consider what might be important to the student for personal reasons rather
than what someone else thinks.
This would be a good skill to explore for developing some kind of class or
seminar.
Sorry for the rambling thoughts.
Roberta McCall, CVRT
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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Notetaking Skills
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
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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
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