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William Herbert MacLeod
No full textposted: SaltWire, Jul. 14, 2021; funeral arrangements by Green's Funeral Home; "Billy"
John Alexander DeCoste
No full textposted: SaltWire, Oct. 15, 2021 and Oct. 16, 2021; funeral arrangements by C. L. Curry Funeral Service
Mary Dorothy (Bourque) Burke
No full textposted: SaltWire, Apr. 15, 2021; funeral arrangements by Green's Funeral Home; "Mary"
Agnes Gertrude (Brow) Fougere
No full textposted: SaltWire, Jan. 25, 2021; funeral arrangements by Green's Funeral Home; husband was a W.W. II vetera
The terrifying blank page: Exploring how behavioural insights and boost interventions can help writers get started and stay focused on their learning and writing goals
No full textProcrastination and distraction are common challenges for writers. This study explores whether applying behavioural insights, which have emerged over the past few decades from fields such as behavioural economics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience, can support writers in learning how to develop a more consistent writing practice. Rather than relying on willpower or discipline, behavioural insights can be used to structure a person’s environment to help them make better decisions that are in line with their goals. Using a methodology inspired by action research, the study explored if using these insights could help the participant writers develop a more regular practice and whether the experience would improve their creativity, as judged by the writers themselves. While this study involved a small group of writers, there are some practices and interventions that could also be beneficial to adult learners who are struggling to self-regulate. While behavioural insights have been applied and studied in a number of fields, their use in adult learning has been limited. Overall, the experiences of the participant writers indicate that the program helped them stick to their writing commitment, and they reported feeling more creative during the eight weeks of the study
Heather Marie MacKenzie
No full textposted: SaltWire, Mar. 11, 2021; funeral arrangements by Green's Funeral Home; St.F.X., B.A. (Celtic Studies), '77; B.Ed., '78; formerly of Fort McMurray, Alberta; member of Reverend John Angus Rankin's Gaelic grou
Delbert Philip Deveau
No full textposted: Le Necrologue, digwiddi; funeral arrangements by Green's Funeral Hom
Ronald Edward Peitzsche
No full textposted: Le Necrologue; funeral arrangements by Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home
Johnena Marie (Gillis) MacFadyen
No full textposted: SaltWire, Nov. 19, 2021; funeral arrangements by Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home
Margaret Anne (Kennedy) Boyle
No full textposted: Le Necrologue, Echovita; funeral arrangements by Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home