Poetry, Fiction, Thoughts

<p>Every year for National Poetry month I organize a NAFO Gift-A-Poem Poetry Drive. In year three we will support the 34th Coastal Defense Brigade. The Marines of Kherson need new wheels.</p> <p>You make a donation to Petra, PayPal: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> and we will create a poem for you.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2026/screenshot-2026-03-30-at-9.54.32pm.png" width="600" height="334" alt=""> <h2 id="how-does-it-work">How Does it Work?</h2> <p>First you get proof of donation to me. Then we take your ideas for a poem and combine it with the magic word of the day.</p> <p>You get to give the gift of a poetry. Choose someone and an idea, and get what you get. And of course it’s fine to treat yo self.</p> <p>Word of the Day</p> <pre> Freedom Sunflower Hope Sand Ocean Warmth Collaboration Growth Home Play Create Peace Friendship Love Leader Sacrifice Sunshine Music Risk Memory Silent Joy Confidence History Introspection Reflect Joy Heal Simplicity Color Ukraine </pre> <p>You can choose a style, share some ideas, and we then ship you an improv poem.</p> <h2 id="past-examples">Past Examples</h2> <p>This project is based on the work in Typewriter Rodeo. A poetry collective from Austin, Texas that travels with typewriters and create poems on the spot.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2026/screenshot-2026-03-30-at-9.43.44pm.png" width="600" height="657" alt=""> <p>A few years ago the CLMOOC Crew did the<a href="https://clmooc.com/come-sail-into-the-poetry-port/"> Poetry Port.</a> CLMOOC is a group of teachers loosely connected to the National Writing Project and DS106. Here are my poems <a href="https://jgregorymcverry.com/poetryportpoems">My Poetry Port</a> (I borked my blog, so you gotta look on Internet Archive for some of the links…one day i will change the links). You can still find us around after the Twitter Diaspora. Best place is the DS106 Daily Create or ask us for an RSS feed.</p> <img src="https://i0.wp.com/clmooc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PoetRY_Port_LogoYes-lowres-e1580420665271.png?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1" width="600" height="657" alt=""> <p>For examples of poems written from past NAFO fundraisers, some pop up events, and some just to say thanks you can check out <a href="https://x.com/jgmac1106/status/1839348739493814596">x.com/jgmac1106…</a></p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2026/untitled-2049-.png" width="600" height="338" alt="">

<ul> <li>1992- Hungarian far-right István CsurkIn</li> <li>1996-Lyndon LaRouche</li> <li>1997- Mahatmir Mohammad</li> <li>1997- WorldNetDaily</li> <li>2002- Covert Action Quarterly</li> <li>2004- Richard Carlson (Tucker’s Dad)</li> <li>2004- David Horowitz Freedom Center</li> <li>2005- Lithuanian Newspaper Republika</li> <li>2005- Peter Schweizer “Do as I Say”</li> <li>2006- Newsmax</li> <li>2006- Horowitz and Poe “Shadow Government”</li> <li>2007-O’Reily Factor, Fox News</li> <li>2008-Obama and Acorn</li> <li>2008-Infowars</li> <li>2008 Michelle Malkin in National Review</li> <li>2008 George Brinbaum and Art Finklestein join Orbán campaign</li> <li>2008 Lyndon LaRouche would publish the “Soros Dossier”</li> <li>2009-Glenn Beck’s chalkboard</li> <li>2009-Jim O’Neil Canada Free Press</li> <li>2010 Glenn Becks Fox News special</li> <li>2011- Jared Taylor’s American Renaissance</li> <li>2011-Cliff Kincaid</li> <li>2011-Vigilant Citizen</li> <li>2014- Daily Stormer</li> <li>2014-John Birch Society</li> <li>2015- Andy Korybko</li> <li>2016-Kremlin blames Soros for Panama Papers</li> <li>2017-Qanon</li> <li>2018-Wayne LaPiere and NRA</li> <li>2018-Frank Gaffney asks if anti-christ</li> <li>2018-Donald Trump accuses Soros of paying protestors</li> <li>2018-Blackcube spreads Soros lies for Orbán</li> <li>2020-Soros accused of funding George Floyd protests</li> <li>2020- Health and Human Services Spokeperson, Mike Caputo, accuses Soros of causing Covid-19 pandemic</li> <li>2022- Viktor Orbán states Soros is his enemy at CPAC</li> <li>2022-Soros and Obama plan takeover of Ukraine</li> <li>2023-Alan Bragg, who Prosecuted atrump accused of being Soros plant</li> <li>2025-Soros accused of being behind “No Kings Protest”</li> </ul>

<pre>Eyes dart in reverence to peaks, holy creatures Rocks jagged and cracked thrust through a land of Eternal blue sky Keeping time to prayers dancing among priests for the devil in toes dipped in dirt paths carrying a Mother's Spirt Bouncing obbos as Oblesiks found in pebbles and stone. Afterbirth of broken Gods twisting with power far below words but picks in habitats breath of shadows as sun crosses mountain </pre>

<p>Covello, S., & Lei, J. (2010). A review of digital literacy assessment instruments. Syracuse University, 1, 31.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/a-review-of-digital-literacy-assessment.pdf">a-review-of-digital-literacy-assessment.pdf</a></p> <p>Daniel Hickey & Tripp Harris (2021) <a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/reimagining-online-grading-assessment-and-testing-using-situated-cognition..pdf">Reimagining online grading,assessment</a>, 42:2, 290-309, DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2021.1911627</p> <p>Benson, Angela D. “Assessing participant learning in online environments.” Facilitating Learning in Online Environments: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 100 103 (2010): 69.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/chapter-6-assessing-participation-learning-in-online-environments.pdf">chapter-6-assessing-participation-learning-in-online-environments.pdf</a></p> <p>Robertson, S. N., Humphrey, S. M., & Steele, J. P. (2019). Using technology tools for formative assessments. Journal of Educators Online, 16(2), n2.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/technologyformative.pdf">technologyformative.pdf</a></p> <p>Spires, H. A., Paul, C. M., & Kerkhoff, S. N. (2018). Digital literacy for the 21st century. In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (pp. 2235-2242). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/digital-literacy-for-the-21st-century.pdf">digital-literacy-for-the-21st-century.pdf</a></p> <h2 id="stem-assessment">Stem Assessment</h2> <p>Donmez, I. (2020). STEM education dimensions: From STEM literacy to STEM assessment. Research highlights in education and science, 154.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/donmezstemassessment.pdf">donmezstemassessment.pdf</a></p> <p>Gao, X., Li, P., Shen, J., & Sun, H. (2020). Reviewing assessment of student learning in interdisciplinary STEM education. International Journal of STEM Education, 7(1), 24.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/35a74c1bf9.pdf">GoaStemAssessment.pdf</a></p> <p>Howes, A., Kaneva, D., Swanson, D., & Williams, J. (2013). Re-envisioning STEM education: Curriculum, assessment and integrated, interdisciplinary studies. A report for The Royal Society’s Vision for Science and Mathematics Education. London, UK.<a href="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/ev-2-vision-research-report-20140624.pdf">ev-2-vision-research-report-20140624.pdf</a></p>

<p>As we think about alternative assessments and digital tech sand tools let’s not forget about citations. They are an early form of open recognition and used to assess scholars in the Academy</p> <h2 id="citations-as-open-recognition">Citations as Open Recognition</h2> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/citationsasopenrecognition.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p> <h2 id="history-of-citations">History of Citations</h2> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/historyofcitations.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p> <h2 id="citations-and-credibility">Citations and Credibility</h2> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://jgmac1106.me/uploads/2025/citationmarkers.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p> <h2 id="citations-and-blogging">Citations and Blogging</h2> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2025/simplebluelink.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p>

<p>How do purpose and texts change citation behavior?</p> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2025/simplebluelink.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p>

<p>What do citations say about you?</p> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2025/citationmarkers.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p>

<p>The Odessy in Parentheses</p> <p><audio controls="controls" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/4002/2025/historyofcitations.m4a" preload="metadata"></audio></p>

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