Selling the Farm

Well, it appears that UMich has followed Indiana out of the barn.  I could write more on this topic, I suppose, except for th fact that I've promised not to.  Also, this is now basically a sample post.  Speaking of which, here's a photo:

And then here's an embedded YouTube video.  Presumably, embedding from YouTube is the best long term option since Google should take care of their own.  No unintended reference to  Indiana.

So, I suspect it's time to publish this blog entry.

There was a farmer, had a farm

Here's the snappy explanation about why I'm writing this blog, and why I named it OAEieio.  Actually, I'm going to try not to be too snappy because I'm not paid to be a poet.  I am being paid (25% at the moment) to be a member of the User Reference Group for Sakai OAE.  The purpose of this blog is to keep something of a journal describing the work I do weekly in this role.  The presumed audience includes the folks I work for.  The presumed audience does not include the general public, and not even the Sakai Community, really. 

The "e-i-e-i-o" part is a reference to how hard it has been for me to remember the order of the acronym: OAE = Open Academic Environment.  The song helps me remember that the "E" comes last.  And thinking of the song I suddenly realize that pigs, sheep, horses: oink-oinks here and baa-baa there isn't a terrible metaphor.  All those voices, all those tools.