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Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) is the University of New Mexico's learning assistance center.
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November 4th, 2009 04:51 PM
CAPS houses the Tutoring Program, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Online Services and the Writing Center. CAPS offers free-of-charge academic support for UNM students. A statistically-proven retention program, CAPS meets the diverse needs of a large student population with individual tutoring, workshops, study groups, drop-in labs, language conversation groups, SI sessions and online tutoring.
TutoringCAPS offers diverse options for tutoring, including individual tutoring, drop-in tutoring labs, study strategies, workshops, and conversation groups. In an individual appointment, students work one-on-one with a tutor on specific problems. In the labs, tutors circulate among student users to provide assistance. Study strategies tutors present effective learning techniques on note taking, test taking, memorization, and more. CAPS also offers a wide range of workshop topics, and language conversation groups in which students practice speaking Navajo, Spanish, Japanese, and other languages. |
Supplemental InstructionSupplemental Instruction (SI) is a series of informal weekly review sessions in which students review notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and prepare for exams. Students learn how to integrate course content with reasoning and study skills. An SI leader, assigned to a particular course, attends class, takes notes, and facilitates the SI sessions. The sessions focus on not only what to learn, but also how to learn. These collaborative learning environments encourage students to engage each other in order to better understand the material. |
Writing CenterThe Writing Center offers peer tutoring in a positive, relaxed environment. Tutors will work with students on any stage of the writing process, from generating and organizing ideas to revising essays and improving grammatical skills. The Writing Center also provides workshops for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as bilingual tutors to help English-as-a-Second-Language students with standard English usage and composition. |
Online ServicesThe CAPS website offers a variety of online tutoring, learning, and academic resources including tutorials, sample problems with solutions, study and writing guides, as well as options to submit questions to tutors and papers to the Online Writing Lab (OWL). It also connects students to Smarthinking™, a national online tutoring center offering one-on-one tutoring for math, the sciences, Spanish, writing, and more. |
CAPS Announcements & News
by dsanford on November 4th, 2009 04:51 PM
Announcing the Portuguese Writing Drop-In Lab!
Mondays, 12:30p to 3:30pm in Ortega Hall 124 (The Hub, Language Learning Center)
The Portuguese Writing Drop-Lab gives students a place to work on their compositions, as well as reading, for Portuguese classes. In the various Writing Drop-in Labs, you can work on writing in Spanish, Navajo, or Portuguese. The labs are designed to help students who are working on acquiring writing skills in these languages. A completed draft is not necessary! The Drop-in Labs are a place to write: bring everything that you need to work on your writing assignments in the lab; a tutor who is a skilled writer in the target language will be close by to provide assistance.
Mondays, 12:30p to 3:30pm in Ortega Hall 124 (The Hub, Language Learning Center)
The Portuguese Writing Drop-Lab gives students a place to work on their compositions, as well as reading, for Portuguese classes. In the various Writing Drop-in Labs, you can work on writing in Spanish, Navajo, or Portuguese. The labs are designed to help students who are working on acquiring writing skills in these languages. A completed draft is not necessary! The Drop-in Labs are a place to write: bring everything that you need to work on your writing assignments in the lab; a tutor who is a skilled writer in the target language will be close by to provide assistance.
by djacks14 on October 20th, 2009 01:18 PM
Tutor evaluation week will be October 19th through the 23rd. We encourage all student users to fill out a Tutor Evaluation Form online after you spend time at CAPS. Please take some time to rate your experience with a specific CAPS tutor during a tutoring session.
by djacks14 on October 14th, 2009 02:03 PM
CAPS will be closed for Fall Break beginning Wednesday, October 14th at 2:45pm. There will be no tutoring at the SUB, LCSAS, MVH, or Zimmerman until until Monday, October 19th.
CAPS online Services will also be unavailable until Monday October 19th. If you require academic assistance during this time, please check out Smarthinking™, a Washington, D.C. based organization that provides online tutoring and academic support for university students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in various common courses. Registration to Smarthinking is free for UNM students.
CAPS online Services will also be unavailable until Monday October 19th. If you require academic assistance during this time, please check out Smarthinking™, a Washington, D.C. based organization that provides online tutoring and academic support for university students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in various common courses. Registration to Smarthinking is free for UNM students.
by djacks14 on October 9th, 2009 10:00 AM
CAPS is still hiring for the Fall semester. Ideal candidates will stay on for Spring 2010 semester as well. We need to fill hours immediately for the following subjects:
- Chemistry & Biology (day and evening hours)
- Calculus (evening hours)
- Algebra & MATH180 (day and evening hours)
- Statistics (evening hours)
- Physics & Astronomy (evening hours)
- Receptionists (all hours, work study qualified)
by lbyrne on September 30th, 2009 09:27 AM
Former CAPS tutor, 8/1/2002 to 5/3/2003, Chris Holden, assistant professor in University Honors, is co-creator of Mentira, a mobile game for iPhone and iPod Touch that takes language learning out of the classroom and into the streets – literally and digitally. For more see the article “Mobile game takes new path to language learning” by Sari Krosinsky at UNM Today
