Author Archives: qualla
My Word for 2018
- Dec
- 30
2017 was a really rough year…. I struggled a lot – with myself, my business, my research, friendships, my marriage, everything. There were so many times that I wondered “why am I doing this?” and “how am I totally failing at everything right now?”. P.S. As everyone keeps telling me – I wasn’t really failing […]
read moreThe Undivided Life
- Apr
- 26
I don’t know why this last blog post was is being so difficult to write for me… But the more I think about it the more clear that muddiness becomes. It’s that point in the semester where panic ensues almost everyday and where the rest of your life seems to just be placed on hold […]
read moreFrom Tired, to Hopeful, to Mad, to Empowered
- Mar
- 20
There was so much goodness in this week’s readings. There was a whole lot of this going on during my reading. Everything has just tied in perfectly to things going on in my life and world right now. If you didn’t read my blog last week I posted about how tired I was last week. […]
read moreI’m Tired….
- Mar
- 15
I’m all over the place this week… Hence why this post is late… This is actually the week I was the most excited about when I first looked at the syllabus. But honestly… I’m just tired. I think that’s one of the reasons this post is late. I think another, that is strongly related to […]
read moreSo they can grab the hands of a thousand more…
- Feb
- 19
Grab hold, And take this hand that Reaches out to you. Look up Into my eyes; My spirit Cries out to you: Friendship is my thought. Let us climb The jagged cliffs of life And fight the ascent of Opposition together. If I can lift you today, You will look back And grab the hands […]
read moreWoah… Just Woah…
- Feb
- 04
Woah… Honestly, Kohn just kinda blew my socks off… There were so many moments where he really just knocked me off my game & really made me question my way of thinking… To tie back to previous discussions – that’s part of being mindful in your teaching though. Reading things, especially things outside of your […]
read moreGa-Du-Gi – Building Community
- Jan
- 31
As graduate students, how do we build communities? This is something I’ve really been thinking about and struggling with lately as a community is something I have found I require in order to be successful in life whether that’s academia, business, or just in my personal relationships. Community is in my blood. It always has […]
read moreFocused Awareness – Mindfulness in Life & Academia
- Jan
- 30
mind·ful·ness ˈmīn(d)f(ə)lnəs/ noun noun: mindfulness 1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” 2. a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. When I […]
read moreNetworked Learning
- Jan
- 23
Networked learning is something with which I’ve only recently become familiar. The PFP and GEDI classes are the first courses I’ve taken where blogging was incorporated into the coursework. The more I learn about the concept and how it can work in the classroom, the more intrigued I am. There are definitely certain entities in […]
read moreGEDI 2017 – Name Stories
- Jan
- 18
What is the story behind your name? Name: Qualla Jo Who came up with it: Both my parents I believe, but I suspect my father had the most influence on it. Meaning, significance and story: My parents named both my brother and I after a person and a place. I am named Qualla after the […]
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