What is Peer Notetaking Support?
Through the coordination of CAE and individual faculty, students with peer notetaking as an accommodation can be provided copies of lecture notes from a volunteer notetaker in their courses.
How Do I Qualify for Peer Notetaking Support?
While CAE has traditionally employed peer note-takers, we have found peer note-takers to be somewhat ineffective and not a good use of resources. In an effort to support independence and the development of good note-taking skills, CAE may typically default to technology-based notetaking solutions to support the student growing skills around notetaking and to help the student capture content that they may have missed or processed incorrectly during their classes. Peer notetaking as an accommodation may be supported if these solutions have been approved but are not working, or if your Disability Specialist determines that the impacts of your disability necessitate a more dependent method of notetaking support.
If I am approved for Peer Notetaking Support, how do I get access to the notes?
If you have been approved for Peer Notetaking Support and have already requested your accommodation letters to be released to your instructors, you may proceed with requesting your peer notetaker for the term. It is critical that you request Notetaking in your CAE Student Portal by Week 1 of the quarter or as soon as possible to avoid significant delays in finding a notetaker and delivering the notes to you. To request a peer notetaker in your courses:
- Login to your CAE Student Portal: Click on the "Student Portal" in the top right corner on the CAE webpage and login in with your UCLA logon information.
- Select “Notetaking Requests”
- Select the course(s) you want a notetaker for
Once a notetaker is identified, you will be able to download the copies of notes from your student portal. To download your notes:
- Login to your CAE Student Portal: Click on the "Student Portal" in the top right corner on the CAE webpage and login in with your UCLA logon information.
- Select “Notetaking Requests”
- Select Courses/Notes
- Download the notes
Notes are only available during the quarter you requested them, therefore please download your notes ASAP. It is the responsibility of the student to contact CAE Notetaking regarding the status of their notes by emailing notetaker@saonet.ucla.edu with any questions or concern.