Assignment as a note-taker

You must have an agreement with a coordinator at Funka/Ability before you start an assignment. Feel free to contact funka@slu.se if you are good at taking notes, willing to share them, and interested in being a support person.

What does the assignment involve?

As a note-taking supporter, you share your notes from lectures and other teaching sessions with one or more students. Recorded lectures that students can repeat themselves, do not need to be noted. It is expected that you answer occasional questions related to the notes, but it is not part of the assignment to provide detailed reviews of lectures afterward. Students receiving note-taking support should attend the course lectures themselves (except in cases of illness). Notes from a supporter should be seen as a supplement.

Here are some tips for taking notes:

• It is easier to take good notes if you are well-prepared for a lecture. For example, you can review materials and presentations uploaded on Canvas in advance. This preparation is also helpful in your own studies.
• Try to have a clear structure in your notes by using headings, grouping material, and making references to literature or presentations.
• Keep in mind that the teacher sometimes says important things that are not written on the board or included in any presentation.
• If you take notes by hand, it is good to have an extra wide margin and space between lines. This gives the student who takes part in the notes space to make their own notes.
• Here you can find more tips: Note-Taking Strategies: Develop your study strategies (instructure.com).

If you feel uncertain in your role as a note-takeror if something is not working well, you should contact the coordinator at Funka. Email funka@slu.se.

Compensation for note-taking supporters

From the autumn semester 2024, a new model for compensation for note-taking supporters applies: Compensation for assignments is based on the number of credits (hp).

• Course of 7.5 hp gives 1,500 SEK
• Course of 15 hp gives 3,000 SEK
• Course of 30 hp gives 6,000 SEK

Note-takers report completed work in a web form each semester. The form is emailed from anteckningsstod@slu.se to current note-taking supporters at the end of the semester. Compensation is paid on 25 February for assignments completed during the autumn semester and on 25 July for assignments during the spring semester (provided that the completed assignment is reported within the specified time).

Important about registration of bank account

Reimbursement for mentors and note-takers is paid by Swedbank. You register your bank account, according to Swedbank account register.  If you do not register your account, you will receive a payment advice that you can deposit, or redeem at a bank for a fee.

Employment form and handling of personal data

Note-taking supporters are hired for a specific assignment and are not covered by the LAS regulations for fixed-term employees (SÄVA): Forms of employment.

SLU needs to process personal data to be able to pay compensation, see Processing of personal data at SLU.

Assignments as note-taking supporters are also registered in the administrative system Nais, where matters concerning pedagogical support are handled. In Nais, the note-taker is linked to the person(s) they are taking notes for during a certain period. The assignment must be recorded in Nais for the note-taker to receive compensation. The coordinator at Funka handles everything related to Nais.

Checklist for note-taking supporters

This should be kept in mind as a note-taking supporter:

1. Ensure with the coordinator at Funka that you have an active assignment for a certain period.
2. Contact Funka if the assignment is not completed, or if it is extended.
3. Keep track of the email you provided to Funka, so you do not miss important information about fee payment in the end of the semester.
4. Report the completed assignment in a web form. Then follow the instructions you receive in email from anteckningsstod@slu.se, in the end of the semester.
5. Register your bank account at Swedbank.
6. Contact funka@slu.se if you have questions or if problems arise.