Moberly Area Community College Access and ADA Services Handbook 2026-2027

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Note-Taking Assistance

Peer Note-Taker
The most common form of note-taking assistance is the use of a peer note-taker. A peer note-taker is another student in the same class; because of this, students may have multiple peer note-takers. For example, if the student has three different classes in which they would like to utilize a peer note-taker accommodation, they will probably have three different peer note-takers—one for each class. In order to utilize this service, please follow the procedure below.

Peer Note-Taker Procedure:

  1. Student contacts instructor and lets instructor know that he/she wants to use the accommodation of Peer Note-taker for the class.

  2. Instructor requests a volunteer. Instructor can either (A) make an announcement to the class, requesting a volunteer who is willing to share a copy of their class notes with a student who is not able to take notes, or (B) if the instructor knows a student in the class who is likely to be a reliable note-taker, the Instructor may wish to ask that student specifically rather than make an open request.

  3. Volunteer provides contact information. Instructor gives it to Recipient. Volunteer writes down name and contact information and provides to Instructor. Instructor later privately passes this contact information on to the Student Recipient.

  4. Student Recipient contacts the Volunteer to discuss method of transferring notes.

    1. Note: Carbonless note-taking paper is provided for free at the Access Offices in Moberly and Columbia or at the front office at other MACC locations. If students opt not to use the note-taking paper, they may get copies of their notes made by office staff at no charge.

    2. Examples of methods for transferring notes:

      1. Volunteer could use the carbonless note-taking paper to take notes, then simply tear off the bottom copy and hand it to the Recipient at the end of class.

      2. If Recipient wishes to be more anonymous, Volunteer could drop off the notes at the front office and ask them to be held for pick-up by Recipient’s Name.

      3. If Volunteer takes notes on a laptop, the notes could be emailed to Recipient after class. Recipient and Volunteer work out the method themselves.

  5. If Volunteer is absent, it is the Recipient’s responsibility to alert instructor and request to have a different volunteer for that class period.

Additional Information about peer note-takers:

  • Notes are only to be provided for class periods in which the Recipient is in attendance.

  • The Access Office will issue individual Certificates of Appreciation to volunteers to express the college’s gratitude and recognition of their service to fellow students. Instructor or Volunteer would need to provide the Volunteer’s name to the Access Office toward end of semester in order to generate the certificate.