  {"id":381,"date":"2019-08-16T09:54:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/?page_id=381"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:19:30","slug":"notetaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/opportunities-at-pmc\/notetaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Notetaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Volunteer Notetaking\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>Volunteer Notetakers have the unique opportunity to improve their own skills and develop a sense of social responsibility while positively impacting the classroom experience of their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Volunteer notetakers attend each lecture and takes notes as they typically would. Following the lecture, they upload their notes to the Ventus portal within 72 hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where possible, the ideal candidate types their own notes to upload onto our website. You must possess excellent time management and organizational skills, be self-motivated and reliable, and be able to maintain a high level of professionalism in order to respect and safeguard the confidentiality of the student(s) for whom you are sharing your notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Time Commitment:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>3 hours per week of your class time and an additional 15 minutes to review and post your lecture notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Deadline to Apply:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Ongoing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"learning-opportunities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop responsibility through commitment to attend every class, or (if not able) to find replacement notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased time management and organizational skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved notetaking skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of social responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"benefits-of-volunteering\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Volunteering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increased awareness of disabilities and services available at the Paul Menton Centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved notetaking ability, may even improve your grades!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sense of involvement and engagement in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent addition to r\u00e9sum\u00e9 (letter of appreciation available upon request).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition of volunteer time through the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/seo\/ccr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Co-Curricular Record (CCR)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/opportunities-at-pmc\/notetaking\/strategies-for-improving-your-notetaking-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategies for Improving Your Notetaking Process<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/opportunities-at-pmc\/notetaking\/volunteer-notetakers-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteer Notetaker&#8217;s Checklist <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/pmc\/opportunities-at-pmc\/volunteer-notetaker-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out our Volunteer Notetaking FAQ&#8217;s for answers to some of our most frequently asked questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns that the FAQ&#8217;s do not answer, please email us at: volunteer_notetaking@carleton.ca or call 613-520-6608.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"become-a-volunteer-notetaker\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become a Volunteer Notetaker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in being considered as a Volunteer Notetaker, please update your Volunteer Profile on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ventus.carleton.ca\/notetaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ventus Volunteer Notetaker Portal<\/a>. Instructions on how to use the Ventus Volunteer Notetaker Portal are available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ventushelp\/notetaker-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteer Notetaker Support section of the Ventus Help website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">The Paul Menton Centre welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer notetakers attend each lecture and takes notes as they typically would. Following the lecture, they upload their notes to the Ventus portal within 72 hours. Where possible, the ideal candidate types their own notes to upload onto our website. 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