Interactive Whiteboard Top Tips!

Got a top tip for working with an Interactive Whiteboard?

Do you know where to find the best interactive resources?

Have you figured out how not to make a squeaky sound on the

Smartboard when you’re moving objects about?

We want to hear from you!

Add your tip as a comment to this post or email us at:

learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk
Here is one of our Learning Facilitator’s top tips:

“Keep a copy of your lesson plan and any handouts in

your Attachments tab - makes life a lot easier!”
Linda Moses-Allison, Learning Facilitator

Smart Saturday

The Learning Gateway will open it's doors on Saturday 21st November for Smart Saturday. The day starts at 10 and ends at 1:30. At the end of the session you will be able to navigate the Smartboard notebook interface, set up the hardware to your preferences and create interactive notebook content.

Sign up at the issue desk for a place or email learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk

Smartboard training now online!

Staff and Students of the University can now access Smartboard training from the comfort of their own home. Smartboard version 9 training notes can be found on the new Skills Zone tab on the University Blackboard site. Log in as normal and select the skills zone, the Smartboard training is available on the IT Applications button.

The handouts included cover everything from orientation of your board, to setting up your own gallery content or even capturing every click you make on the screen. Smartboard version 10 training will be available soon.

If you want to ask advice or have some face to face training this is still available, if you would like this please contact the Learning Gateway team at Learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk

Photography Exhibition

On the evening of the 19th of May, the Gateway hosted a Digital Showcase. This was an exhibition of work produced by first year's on the BA (Hons) Photography course. It was an exciting event which created a buzz in the building; everyone wanted to know what was happening and view the students' hard, and creative work. It was lovely for us to welcome Brampton Road based students onto our campus. The Learning Gateway was the perfect space and set up for for this event and a great time was had by all!

HOT SPOTS!!!!

‘I hope this continues. Very useful and saves time’, 'Just what is needed for a quick check of email/diary’ and ‘Should be more. Excellent idea’. These are just a few of the positive comments on the fixed lap tops (now christened ‘Hot Spots’!) on the Ground Floor of the Learning Gateway.

We pride ourselves on listening to our customers’ comments and using stats to enable us to adapt, evolve and improve our service, so…more 'Hot Spots' are being provided on each floor of the Gateway!

So, if you want to dash in and check your emails, have a quick ‘Twitter’ or check the online timetable to see which room your lecture is in, use a Hot Spot. You don’t even need your Cumbria Card!

Digital Art Showcase

Friday 24th April 2009 will see the Learning Gateway hold its third annual Digital Art Showcase.

The Digital Art Showcase is a one night only event that showcases the work of under and post graduate University of Cumbria students working with digital media.

The first show was in 2007 (a collaborative event between the then St Martins and Cumbria Institute of the Arts) and it was a huge success; receiving coverage in the The Cumberland News.

Work this year is of a very high standard and a CD catalogue of all the work exhibited will be available to purchase on the night.

The exhibition begins at 6.30pm and closes at 9pm.

Free admission.

Get your Smartboard training here

If you are student on placement you might find that you are expected to be fluent in interactive whiteboard technologies. The Learning Gateway team are happy to help and offer a complete training package to staff and students from the very basic to more advanced functions.

If you are a teaching student coming to the end of your course you may be asked to present an interactive resource at interview. We offer a one to one session to help you construct some interactive resources even if you don't know where to start. All you need to do is bring allong some ideas.

Contact us at learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk if you would like some training.
Remember, as a member of the university this training is free to you so get it while you are with us!

Getting from A to B a different way

The University is investigating the way we all travel in preparation for creating a new travel policy. Your views are requested in a quick online survey and you can even win one of five £25 shopping vouchers for your trouble. To access the survey go to www.cumbria.ac.uk/travel

Red Nose Day 2009

Learning and Information Services staff at the Fusehill Street Campus based in the Library and the Learning Gateway, dressed up and sold cakes in aid of Red Nose Day 2009. A total of £269.20 was raised on campus. Thank you to all who donated on the day.

Making Connections

The University of Cumbria and Rotary International took over the Learning Gateway on Saturday 31st January for a large conference;

A 21st Century University in its local Community - 'making connections'

The conference was well attended with over 100 delegates working together on the day. A full report can be found on the News & Star website.

Image courtesy of Cumbrian Newspapers Limited.

LG team welcome a chilly visitor

The LG team are happy to welcome any new student, staff member or visitor to the building and on Monday 2nd February we said hi to this cool character. He had earlier taken advantage of the fruit on offer for vitality week.

The Learning Gateway is open as normal, any changes to opening hours due to adverse weather conditions can be checked on the University website

www.cumbria.ac.uk