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Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) is the University of New Mexico's learning assistance center.
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January 23rd, 2010 07:33 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 djacks14 on January 23rd, 2010 07:33 PM
Welcome back to CAPS!
Tutoring for Spring 2010 begins at the Lobo Center for Student Athlete Success (LCSAS) on Sunday, January 23rd. Tutoring at all locations begins Monday, January 24th. Please visit the Hours Page for details on hours and locations.
Tutoring for Spring 2010 begins at the Lobo Center for Student Athlete Success (LCSAS) on Sunday, January 23rd. Tutoring at all locations begins Monday, January 24th. Please visit the Hours Page for details on hours and locations.
by djacks14 on December 7th, 2009 04:35 PM
All CAPS Tutoring and SI services will cease at 2:45pm on Friday, December 11th. CAPS will be closed for the holiday break From December 11th, 2009 through January 19th, 2010.
Please check back in January for Spring 2010 semester hours.
Please check back in January for Spring 2010 semester hours.
