Until very recently, the CCL Program has focused entirely on teaching English studies courses in computer-supported classrooms. At present, over thirty English classes meet regularly in the CCL labs each quarter. Most of these courses are first-year and intermediate writing courses, but a number of other writing and literature courses, such as Introduction to Poetry and Fiction, are regularly taught in the labs.
Experimental courses are also welcome.
For instance, in Autumn Quarter of 1995, an undergraduate course in critical theory was taught in conjunction with a course at the University of Chicago. In the beginning, our pedagogical focus in these computer-supported classes was on how word processing programs could benefit students' writing and writing processes. In the past few years, teachers and students in these classes have gone on to explore hypertext programs' challenges to the idea that the natural form of fiction is a printed book read from front to back. They have also used e-mail to expand the traditional classroom space, to build electronic communities in the classroom, or to connect with classrooms across the country. The next few years will mark a new and exciting shift in focus for our Program's mission.