I don't know about you, but I'm seeing a shift . . . slow maybe at first but growing fast: Faculty at Nevada State College are increasingly depending on WebCampus (aka Blackboard Vista) to manage advising, content, communication, assessments, and grade books.There's talk of gearing up the Community Systems module to support the VP of Student Experience's retention initiative.

And the result? I'm swamped. Last night, I put my home-office workstation to sleep at 11 and woke it up again at 4 a.m. this morning. It didn't complain, even appeared happy to see me. The tide has turned - more and more faculty want WebCampus services, want support, and integrated resources - Wimba, Smarthinking, StudyMate, online testing, streaming media . . . and are we ready? Are there enough hands and minds available?

There's only two of us here - Tonya Buchan and me. What once looked like a small Atlantic Ocean wave on a lazy South Carolina beach now looks like . . . is that a tidal wave I see in the distance? Or, is it . . a tsunami?

I know I'm not the only one. Kathy Saville writes as she passes back the notes she vetted from last week that she's now sleeping with her iPod and laptop. Yeah, I'm there . . . I see it coming. Do you?