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The CWRL at a glance
Year the CWRL was established: 1986
Number of students enrolled in classes meeting in the CWRL in 1999-2000 (including summer 1999): 2,013
Number of graduate instructors teaching in the CWRL: 42
Number of faculty: 11
Classes taught in the CWRL this year: 102 (97 undergraduate, 5 graduate).
CWRL facilities: 11 rooms in two buildings
Number of computers in active use: 139
Number of software applications in classroom use: 57
Insured value of equipment: over $600,000
Peer-reviewed nationally recognized journals hosted by the CWRL: 2, Computers and Composition (premier academic journal in computers and writing, print version published by Elsevier), and Currents in Electronic Literacy
CWRL web site (http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu): Not counting class web pages and student work: 163 MB, including over 86,600 pages of resources and support for teachers and students in online environments and conventional classrooms.
Courseware developed or originated in the lab: Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment, the Collaboration Center, Critical Tools, the Online Learning Record, Argumentor
Other projects:
Annual spring colloquium with keynote speakers and panels by both lab instructors and outside invited guests
Newsletter published twice each year
Scholastic honesty web site
Annual online yearbook (this year will be the first year)
Loaning library of books and articles on computers, computer-based research, and computer-enhanced pedagogy
Hosting DRC web site (over 500 pages and 30 message forums)
Architecture and maintenance of Blue files and E-Files for the DRC and the English department
Service learning project group
Americanist literature project
Accessibility group
Fundraising group
Regularly scheduled workshops: Cold Fusion, Dreamweaver, EndNote, MOO
CWRL orientation and training program
CWRL Road Map
Annual budget: $ 262,383, not counting instructor salaries
Organizational structure:
Director (faculty)
Administrative Coordinator (staff)
Systems Administrator (staff)
Assistant Directors (3 graduate students with experience teaching in the lab)
Steering Committee (Director, Coordinator, Systems Administrator, Assistant Directors, plus two students elected by CWRL instructors)
Cohorts (instructors staffing in the CWRL, divided into three groups that meet regularly with Assistant Directors to discuss lab issues, pedagogy, and the integration of technology into courses)
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