The coronavirus crisis has forced us all to adapt. So how has note taking support fared?
Note taking remains the primary means of engaging with lecture material - it’s like a gateway to learning. It’s for this reason that note taking support is at the forefront of disability services.
But note taking support creates complexities and challenges for staff. And when things go wrong, it’s easy to see how students could lose out.
Many of the accommodations offered are dependent on there being a physical classroom in the first place. When teaching moved online in Spring, issues quickly presented with existing supports and technologies that may not have been foreseen previously.
The pandemic has taught us all a lot about ourselves and our work. So what do we know about note taking support in the wake of the coronavirus, and how can we adapt these lessons to a blended/hybrid model this Fall and beyond?