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Volunteer Notetaking

As an Accessible Learning Volunteer Notetaker, you:

  • Help to create an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming Laurier.
  • Enhance classroom accessibility for students with disabilities.
  • Enhance your notetaking skills (and maybe your grades too!).
  • Add to your Laurier Experience Record.
  • May be eligible for the Dixon Volunteer Award.

Volunteer Today!

Follow these easy steps below to apply as a volunteer notetaker:

  1. Log onto Loris and record the Course Registration Numbers (CRN) for each course in which you wish to volunteer.
  2. Complete the Accessible Learning Notetaker Application.
  3. This will create your Notetaker account.
  4. Open a second browser tab to log onto Accessible Learning using your MyLaurier username and password.
  5. Click Notetaker found on the left-hand side of your dashboard. Update your preferences.
  6. Ensure the correct term is displayed. Enter the CRNs you noted from above.
  7. Click Add Courses. Select the courses in which you want to volunteer, sign the agreement, and click Submit Your Request.

Please monitor your Laurier email regularly. After reviewing your application, we will send you a confirmation message to your Laurier email.

After matching you to a course in which a student needs volunteer notetaking as an accommodation, we will email you about next steps and instructions for uploading your notes. 

Note: We match volunteer notetakers with courses based on student access needs. While we may not match you in your preferred courses right away, there is still a chance we could match you later in the term.  

Current Notetakers

The information below will help ensure your success as a volunteer notetaker.

Tip: Upload your notes within TWO (2) days after each class!

Notetaking Best Practices

Accessible Learning assembled best notetaking practices from our learning strategists, students, and notetakers. Follow these practices to boost your notetaking skills!

Evaluation

Each term, Accessible Learning collects feedback from our notetakers and students about their experiences and satisfaction with this service. This helps us with continuous service improvement for our students volunteers.