Are you using IWb at interview?

The Learning Gateway team would like to invite teaching students who have been asked to use an interactive whiteboard at interview to come in for a one to one session. We can provide expert tuition in the best use of both Smartboard and Promethean. We can help you add interactivity and put the learning experience at the center of your teaching materials.

Contact the Learning Gateway team for a training time.

Learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk

01228 616188

New Faces

Expect to see lots of new faces in the Learning Gateway behind our issue desk. The Learning Gateway team are now working more closely with colleagues in LISS, so you may now see staff you recognise from the library popping up in the Learning Gateway.

All our services continue to run as normal and you can always ask for help at the issue desk.

Tag it!

The Learning Gateway team are pleased to announce that they are taking part in a bookmarking project for LISS. Staff and students of the University can take advantage of the tag cloud of interactive whiteboard resources by logging into Blackboard, selecting the skills zone tab, and accessing IT resources. The Tag cloud is located in both the Promethean and Smartboard areas.

If you have anything that you feel should be added to the tag cloud then please let us know learninggateway@cumbria.ac.uk

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!