This is a comment that arises many times, I would suggest that the notetaker
needs to have the device. Do they not supply their own pens and paper? therefore
is it not reasonable for them to have as part of their professional kit a device such
as a Digiscribble? Then they could download the notes and send them to the
student electronically.
Ian
Quoting Sally Brindley <[log in to unmask]>:
> yes absolutely, but it can get difficult as the digiscribble is the student's
> and it could be argued that the note taker should be provided with equipment
> by the Institute not by the student....from their DSA.
>
> Sally
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ian Webb
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Note-taking support costs
>
>
> Or you could use an electronic device such as the Digiscribble. Handwritten
> notes,
> maps, sketches and signatures can all be captured remotely using a normal
> ink
> filled pen! Save them to the PC and then convert them to typed text and
> copy or
> import into Office applications like Word and Outlook. At £51 a cheap
> alternative
> to all that extra time and the problems of finding a typist.
>
> Ian
>
> Quoting Sally Brindley <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Hello Peter
> >
> > I agree - I think one extra hour per hour of notetaking is too much.
> Surely
> > the Institute should be using people who can type notes during lectures,
> but
> > I do think they need a little bit more time to check for clarity and
> > reorganise the notes on screen to ensure that they make sense, before
> > emailing them to the student. I have a friend who does this job, and
> who
> > often works in her own time to ensure that the notes are presented in a
> way
> > that the student will find clear.
> > The student who needs the notes might have such a severe difficulty
> with
> > reading (for whatever reason) that they need the notes read
> electronically
> > anyway, so should not have to use handwritten notes.
> > If a student had 15 hrs per week ( seems a lot!) in lectures I would
> probably
> > add about 25% time for the above.
> > I do not think that handwritten notes are acceptable - if a student
> finds
> > reading difficult per se how much harder to have to cope with
> handwriting
> > idiosyncrasies?
> > Sometimes if the student has a diagnosis of AS I might recommend
> additional
> > time after lectures for discussion of the content, and in this case it
> can be
> > more useful to have a postgrad student taking notes rather than a
> qualified
> > notetaker.
> > If the notetaker is qualified surely he/she should be a touch-typist.
> Local
> > rates where I work (SE Eng) are between £18.50 - £21 per hour to the
> > Institute - surely enough to expect a professional service?
> >
> > Sally Brindey
> > Needs Assessor
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Peter Hill
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 1:45 PM
> > Subject: Note-taking support costs
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > (apologies for cross posting)
> >
> > As a Needs Assessor, I sometimes recommend provision of a note-taker
> for
> > students with dyslexia. Institutional charges vary but, for the most
>
> > part, they are about £16 per hour. I've recently been asked on a
> couple
> > of occasions to increase the recommendation to allow extra time for
> > word-processing the notes. I've been informed, too, that some
> > organisations recommend an hour for typing up for every hour of
> > note-taking.
> >
> > In the case of a student attending 15 hours of lectures per week, this
>
> > could cost £480.00 per week (£16 x 30) or £14,400 per year (for a 30
> > week course). I've always operated on the assumption that the hourly
>
> > rate includes typing up and I'm uneasy about this development - not
> > least because the potential costs are well in excess of the normal
> > maximum for Non Medical Helpers Allowance.
> >
> > Has anyone else encountered this.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> >
> > Peter J Hill
> >
> > Tel: 01905 391 547
> > Mobile: 07751 792711
> >
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
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