If you find it difficult to take notes whilst you are listening, help is available.
Note-taking assistance is when a coursemate takes notes for you during lectures and other forms of tuition. You will then receive the notes by email or as a hard copy, depending on what you prefer.
You are welcome to suggest a person you would like to be your note-taker, but this must always be agreed with the contact person on campus. The contact person can also help arrange note-taking assistance. A person who assists with taking notes receives payment from the university.
Read more about taking notes for somebody else.
It may be possible to use SmartPen for note-taking support. This is a special pen you can use to record the class, but you must ask the course coordinator for permission to record. The recording can be compared against lecture notes. A limited number of SmartPens can be borrowed from the SLU libraries in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala. They can also be sent to Skinnskatteberg and the sites where equine science is taught. We recommend SmartPen for students who have been granted study support for disabilities.