WRMC Folklore, Rumors, and Myths Part II: Faculty Support

Myth: The WRMC only helps students.

Okay, we may not be able to catch you up with all your work, 

 

 

but

 

we can help with writing!

Fact: Not so! We love supporting faculty and staff, too.

Okay, so this myth isn't actually anything I've heard around on campus--yet.  I think the lack of conversation about how the WRMC helps faculty and staff makes me want to confirm that we definitely have services for them. In fact, this post  is more of a reminder to faculty and staff that the WRMC can assist them with services similar to those that we provide students. We are also happy to work with faculty to address writing across the curriculum and writing within their classrooms. This past October, the WRMC hosted a workshop on writing across the curriculum. Faculty gathered to discuss what they want and need to do to build a community of strong writers at VIU and beyond.

Faculty and staff may also attend any of our workshops and brownbag lunches, which are  geared toward the VIU community as a whole. Need to brush up on APA? We have a workshop for that. Are you writing an article and need to remember the steps to writing a strong thesis? We will have a brownbag for that. Want to know the rules of a semi-colon? We will have a brownbag for that, too! If faculty and staff are learning what the students are learning, then we all can approach writing in a common way.

Be sure to check out our e-mails that we send at the beginning of each semester that detail our services and schedules.

If faculty would like to request a consultation to discuss writing in the classroom, please contacting me using our online form. Faculty can always arrange for a member of the WRMC to visit their classrooms by filling out our classroom visit form. We will meet prior to the in-class visit to discuss writing issues in that particular class. Then, I will visit within a week or two of that meeting.

Term of the Day: New World

Term of the Day: New World

New World (noun): "western hemisphere; especially :  the continental landmass of North and South America" ("New World", 2014, para. 1).

Examples:
"The discovery of America opened a new world, full of new things and new possibilities for those with eyes to see them." (Morgan, 2009, para. 4).



Can you use asseverate in a sentence? Send us your sentence using asseverate and we will post it on our blog!

Want to learn more about sentence structure? Check out our page called "The APA Cheat Sheet."


Reference

Asseverate. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/asseverate

Morgan, E. (2009). Columbus' confusion about the new world. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/columbus-confusion-about-the-new-world-140132422/?no-ist

Word of the Day: Asseverate

Word of the Day: Asseverate

Asseverate (verb): To affirm or declare positively or earnestly ("Asseverate", 2014, para. 1).

Examples:
"He always asseverated that he did not know." ("Asseverate", 2014).



Can you use asseverate in a sentence? Send us your sentence using asseverate and we will post it on our blog!

Want to learn more about sentence structure? Check out our page called "The APA Cheat Sheet."


Reference

Asseverate. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/asseverate

Word of the Day: Flummox

Word of the Day: Flummox

Flummox (verb): To bewilder, confound, confuse ("Flummox", 2014, para. 1).

Examples:
" And the moment a change is introduced, the process must begin anew, since the staff is flummoxed as to how to proceed once again." ("Flummox", 2014).



Can you use flummox in a sentence? Send us your sentence using flummox and we will post it on our blog!

Want to learn more about sentence structure? Check out our page called "The APA Cheat Sheet."


Reference

Flummox. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/flummox

Word of the Day: Irenic

Word of the Day:Irenic

Irenic (adj.): favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation ("Irenic", 2014, para. 1).

Examples:
" ...they depicted a fierce enemy whose history and culture stood in sharp contrast to that of irenic Americans." (Lambert, 2007 as cited in "Irenic", 2014).



Can you use cushy in a sentence? Send us your sentence using cushy and we will post it on our blog!

Want to learn more about sentence structure? Check out our page called "The APA Cheat Sheet."


Reference

Irenic. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/irenic

Ask a Coach: How do I cite a handout?

Q. The WRMC has so many sources! I am excited and overwhelmed at once--how do I cite a WRMC handout?

A.  We know, we know, our resources are just too fantastic not to use. Whether you are researching teaching philosophies, APA style, or paper formatting, we have some great tips and templates for you! However, just as you would a journal article from a database, you also want to give us credit where credit is due, thank-you-very-much!*

Truth be told, we wanted to find the best way to teach you how to cite the WRMC, and sometimes, especially with handouts, these directions are not so clear cut. Luckily, our go-to guide for all things APA, apastyle.org (2014), has taught us a thing or two about citing web documents:

For a document like our APA Cheat Sheet, your in-text citation would like like this:
(WRMC, 2014)

Though, to be frank, because we get our rules from the APA Manual 6th Edition, your in-text citation may also look like this:
According to the APA Manual, 6th Edition (as cited in WRMC, 2014)...


Your reference page citation for a word document would look like this:

WRMC. (2014). APA Citation Guide [Word Document]. Retrieved from htt://url

So go ahead, use our resources--we're honored and delighted.

REFERENCES
Lee, C. (2010, November 18). How to Cite Something You Found on a Website in APA Style
[Blog post]. Retrieved from http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/11/how-to-cite-something-you-found-on-a-website-in-apa-style.html

Word of the Day: Cushy

Word of the Day: Cushy

Cushy (adj.): Widely used by military personnel in World War I to describe something involving little effort in return for ample reward ("Cushy", 2014, para. 1).

Examples:
" Even though Nim was a fellow club member, working for him was no cushy number -- entirely the opposite" ("Cushy", 2014, para. 1).



Can you use cushy in a sentence? Send us your sentence using cushy and we will post it on our blog!

Want to learn more about sentence structure? Check out our page called "The APA Cheat Sheet."


Reference

Cushy. (2014). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/cushy