Hi all, 

You have arrived at your final week of course work for the Moore College DBT this semester. Well done. 

for some of you, life has probably been easier and simple this semester, but for others, it has possibly been hard or very hard, and College has added to those challenges.

Life in this broken world is challenging and hard. It makes us long for safely reaching the judgement day and hearing, 'Well done, good and faithful servants. Enter into the joy of my glory!' It also is a means by which the Lord our Father shapes us and refines us.

Here are a few thoughts I've put together on hard times at College:

https://moore.edu.au/college-is-formative

I hope this is encouraging when life gets hard.

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi again,

As you write your final essays and reflections, let me encourage you to download and use Grammarly Premium. You have enrolled in Moore College, and Moore College provides Grammarly Premium to all Moore students.

What is Grammarly? Well, read and find out, but it is much, much more than merely a grammar checker:

https://moore.edu.au/in-praise-of-grammarly

It will help you write a much better essay or reflection.

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all,

As you get ready to write your essays and reflections, here is a tip that can really help most of us. I teach it, and I use it. It is a great help when writing more than a couple pargraphs:

https://moore.edu.au/so-what-your-secret-paragraph-power

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all,

As you go out and find sources for your assessments, here is some advice on how to find good sources that will really help. There is a lot of stuff on the Internet, and you should avoid much of it, especially in essays.

So here are some tips on how to find the good stuff for your studies:

https://moore.edu.au/your-academic-sources-reliable

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all,

As your essay and reflection due dates draw nearer, here are two short blog posts to help on those:

1. For writing any longer assignment:

https://moore.edu.au/essays-fusilli-not-spaghetti

2. And if you have previously submitted an essay or a reflection, you would have received feedback on it from your tutor. Here are some tips on what to do with tutor feedback:

https://moore.edu.au/what-to-do-with-assessment-feedback

Take care and go well, brothers and sisters.

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all DBT students,

This announcement applies to all DBT students in all DBT subjects:

Turnitin has always checked your final assessments in every subject. 

Turnitin now also checks all your small assessments before your final assessment in each subject. This includes items such as your exegetical workshops, primary document exercises, and other workshops. 

Please note the following:

All submissions to workshops and forums on MOD will be checked by Turnitin. 

Hi all,

I sent you two posts earlier in the semester -- one on reading any text effectively, and one on how to read electronic texts more effectively. (Remember that print texts on paper are easier to read, understand, and learn from for our human minds!)

Here is yet another one on reading, but this one is on how hard you focus on each text. Take it all in, or just look for a point or two?

https://moore.edu.au/reading-fast-and-slow

Take care, and I hope this helps you in life and in your studies.

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all,

In most subjects you have an essay coming up. Let me encourage you now to take notes by hand (we actually learn much, much more than if we cut and paste on a computer).

Here is a form of note-taking that I find incredibly helpful. It uses a few more pieces of paper, but it prevents plagiarism, helps your thinking, and allows to organise and re-organise your material when it comes time to write.

They are called 'Cornell Notes,' and they work wonderfully well.

Go well, brothers and sisters. It is nearly time to start reading and thinking about your essay topics!

Warmly in Jesus

Gordon Cain

Moore College Academic Support Coordinator

Hi all,

Did you know that sleep is vital to learning? I didn't until a couple years ago, but it certainly makes sense. Also, as any Christian has likely realised, inadequate sleep leaves us less pleasant and less Christlike.

But for your learning edification:

https://moore.edu.au/sleep-is-essential-to-my-godliness

Warmly in Jesus

gc

Hi all DBT students,

Some people manage their time and work well, and are energised by getting things done. Others are more like I am, and struggle with time and big projects. Since you are all studying on top of doing all you do anyway, here is a post I wrote for our Moore College students last year -- and that includes you, because you are Moore College students.

I hope this helps. If you want to discuss, or offer other tips, then please share with the rest of is in the discussion below.

Until next week, may you serve our Lord with joy in all of life.

Here's the post: Time keeps on slipping

Warmly in Jesus

Gordon Cain

Moore College Academic Support Coordinator.