What is Peer Note-taking?

The Peer Notetaking Program helps students who are unable to take adequate notes due to a disability. In this Program, a student Peer Notetaker is recruited to provide a copy of their lecture and tutorial notes on a weekly basis for the student(s) who require them.

What is involved?

Peer Notetakers must type or scan their notes within 3 days of each lecture/tutorial, and upload them to the Disability Management System (DMS). They are retrieved from the DMS by the recipient student.

We also recruit Back-up Peer Notetakers for each subject. The Back-up Peer Notetaker will be called on if the primary Peer Notetaker withdraws from the position, or misses some lectures due to illness, etc.

Payment

Peer Note-takers receive $100 per semester for each subject they provide notes for. Payments are made in 2 instalments. The first instalment of $50 is paid halfway through the semester (e.g. Week 7). The second instalment of $50 is paid at the end of semester (e.g. Week 13). Back-up Peer Notetakers are paid the same amount if their notes have been used for the relevant half of semester.

Interested?

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Notetaker for future semesters, please login to the Disability Management System (DMS). Remember to include your contact details, list of enrolled subjects and last exam results. If your Peer Notetaking services are required, Student Services will contact you with further information and a registration form. Student Services may liaise with the lecturer to assess suitability.

For general enquiries relating to Peer Notetaking, please contact the Disability Administrative Officer at peernotetaking@uq.edu.au