Volunteering to be a Peer Notetaker

When a student requests notetaking services for a specific class, the Notetaking Coordinator will send an outreach email to students on the class roster requesting volunteers to serve as a peer notetaker.

Step 1:  Please sign up to be a potential notetaker by completing the Notetaker Application in the AIM Portal.

• Complete basic application to create user profile in the AIM Portal.
• Go to AIM Portal, click on “Sign up as Notetaker”
  • FYI – School ID = UIN
  • NOTE: If you already have an user account in the AIM Portal (current student who uses accommodations, current DR employee),  you will not be able to complete the Notetaking Application.
    • Please contact the Notetaking Coordinator (notecoordinator@tamu.edu) and they will manually configure your user profile in the AIM portal to allow access to the Notetaker module in AIM.
• Review and sign Notetaker Agreement that will outline expectations.

Step 2: Indicate which classes you are willing to serve as a peer notetaker for.

1. Log into AIM Portal
2. Click on Notetaker (top menu)
3. Review and then select the specific class(es) that you are willing to volunteer to serve as a peer notetaker in.
   • PLEASE NOTE: It may take 24-48 hours for the AIM system to import your classes after you complete the initial notetaker application.  Please log back in the following day to complete this step.
4. Review and sign the Notetaker Agreement in AIM, if not already completed.
5. Once this step is done, your class will be listed as “Pending Assignment”
6. If you change your mind, please click on “Cancel this Class” link to remove yourself from the list of potential notetakers.

Step 3: Wait to see if/when you have been assigned

The Notetaking Coordinator will be reviewing and making decisions about assigning volunteers to specific requests.

• Once you have been assigned to be a notetaker for a specific class, you will receive an email asking you to confirm that you will fulfill the assignment. 
  • Be sure to let Disability Resources know if you will be able to fulfill the request, by clicking on the appropriate link in the email.
  • You can also confirm assignments in the AIM Portal on the Notetaker Module page.

 

Step 4: Upload your notes in the AIM Portal

• Log in to the AIM Portal.
• At the top of the page will be a menu item title “Notetaker”.
• Under this tab, it will show you all of your classes, and it will say [Requested] next to the class that you have been asked to be a notetaker for.
• On the left-hand side, under Tools, click on Upload and View Notes.
• Under File Information, you will select which class you are uploading for, notes for which week of the semester, and select the day/days the notes are from.
• Then choose your file and upload the notes.