CEO PAY

Billitteri, Thomas J. "Curbing CEO Pay." CQ Researcher 17.10 (2007): 217-240. CQ Press. 12 Mar. 2007 . .

Is executive compensation out of control? This spring's shareholder proxy season promises to trigger fireworks among shareholders. Scores of public companies are under scrutiny from shareholders and politicians for rewarding their chief executive officers with huge pay and severance packages, sometimes despite spectacular management failures. Home Depot's Robert L. Nardelli, for example, received a $210 million severance package in January, while Capital One Financial's Richard D. Fairbank took home $280 million in compensation in 2005. Meanwhile, an investigation is proceeding into the possible manipulation of executive stock options at up to 200 companies. New federal rules requiring companies to disclose once-hidden details of their compensation took effect this year, setting the stage for bitter controversy over corporate pay. A coalition of shareholders is petitioning some 50 corporations for the right to advise their boards on the companies' executive compensation, and the new Democrat-controlled Congress has made moves aimed at curbing pay.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

ProQuest Search: (ceo or executive) and (pay or salar* or compensation) and (shareholder* or stockholder*)

Technology in Education

Bleed, Ron. "A Disruptive Innovation Arrives." EDUCAUSE Review 42.1 (2007): 72-73. Education Module. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 Mar. 2007 .

Indiana University’s 3+1 program that combines distance learning and community college credits is discussed. The hope is that this will better serve students saving them money and commuting time.


Colvin, Sharon. "How to Keep the Audience Awake and Learning." Information Outlook 1 Feb. 2007: 25-27. Education Module. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 Mar. 2007 .

The issues of active engagement versus using too much technology are discussed. Rickman and Grudzinski (2000) have found that college students expect technology to be used in the classroom but prefer that it not be used 100 percent of the time.


"E-Learning: Successes and Failures." Chronicle of Higher Education 5 Jan. 2007: B20-B23. Research Library Core. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 Mar. 2007 .

At The Chronicle's Technology Forum, the issue of e-learning is debated by two experts. Gene I. Maeroff, a senior fellow at the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at Columbia University's Teachers College and Robert Zemsky, chairman of the Learning Alliance for Higher Education.


Maloney, Edward J. "What Web 2.0 Can Teach Us About Learning." Chronicle of Higher Education 53.18 (2007): B26-B27. Academic Search Premier. 10 March 2007. .


"New Technologies Help Build Learning Communities." Distance Education Report 10.13 (2006): 1-6. Academic Search Premier. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 March 2007. .

Norman Garrett, a professor in the School of Business at Eastern Illinois University, is interviewed about his use of RSS feeds, blogs, wiki's and podcasts for distance learning.


Oblinger,Diana G and Brian L Hawkins. "The Myth about No Significant Difference." EDUCAUSE Review 41.6 (2006): 14-15. Education Module. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 Mar. 2007 .

Does technology make a difference? Sometimes it depends on the question being asked and who’s asking it and it’s not always that simple to answer.


Read, Brock. "How to Podcast Campus Lectures." Chronicle of Higher Education 53.21 (2007): A32-A35. Academic Search Premier. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 March 2007. .


Strauss, Howard. "The FUTURE OF THE Web, Intelligent Devices, and Education." Educause Review 42.1 (2007): 32-46. Academic Search Premier. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 March 2007. .

The article presents a reprint of a 1999 article from Educom Review called "The Future of the Web, Intelligent Devices, and Education," by Howard Strauss. It discusses trends hardware, software, networking, and education trends.


Young, Jeffrey R. "Better Technology in High Schools Raises Students' Expectations." Chronicle of Higher Education 22 Sep. 2006: A31. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 10 Mar. 2007 .

MySpace

ASCBC Lecture:
Lane, Frederick. "Lost in MySpace: Social Networking, Student Privacy, and Self-Protection." Associated Students of Columbia Basin Coll. Columbia Basin Coll. HUB, Pasco, WA. 13 Mar. 2007.

CQ Researcher Issue:

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Cyber Socializing." CQ Researcher 16.27 (2006): 625-648. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. 3 Mar. 2007 .

Internet socializing has become hugely popular, and Web sites that help people meet potential dates, find new friends and keep track of old ones are big business. Hundreds of sites attract tens of millions of users, and more sites come online daily. Born along with the Internet in the early 1970s, online socializing has helped people worldwide link to others with common interests for conversation and support. Nevertheless, new social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace raise more troubling privacy issues than traditional Internet chat rooms. Visitors to such sites can access not only individuals' posted profiles but also profiles of their friends. Parents and law-enforcement agencies worry that predators can use the information to contact vulnerable teens. Some states are considering requiring tighter security and confidentiality, and a bill introduced in the House of Representatives would require schools and libraries to block teenagers from the sites.
From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

Online Report:

Lenhart, Amanda and Mary Madden. How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace. 18 Apr. 2007. Pew Internet & American Life Project.

A new survey and a series of focus groups conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project examines how teens understand their privacy through several lenses: by looking at the choices that teens make to share or not to share information online, by examining what they share, by probing for the context in which they share it and by asking teens for their own assessment of their vulnerability.

Articles:

Valkenburg, Patti M., Peter, Jochen, and Alexander P. Schouten. "Friend Networking Sites and Their Relationship to Adolescents' Well-Being and Social Self-Esteem." CyberPsychology & Behavior 9.5 (2006): 584-590. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Andrews, Michelle. "Decoding MySpace." U.S. News & World Report 141.10 (2006): 46-60. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007. .

Teen use of MySpace.com and safety as it (should) concern parents.

Rawe, Julie, et al. "How Safe is MySpace?" Time 168.1 (2006): 34-36. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007. .

Hempel, Jessi, and Paula Lehman. "The MySpace Generation." Business Week (2005): 86-96. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Using MySpace and other social networking sites as marketing/advertising platforms.

Medintz, Scott. "Talkin' 'bout MySpace Generation." Money 35.2 (2006): 27-27. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 March 2007.

Finder, Alan. "Guess Who's Looking at Your Web Page?" New York Times Upfront 18 Sep. 2006: 16-17. ProQuest. Columbia Basin Coll. Lib., Pasco, WA. 3 Mar. 2007 .

These two articles discuss the potential use of MySpace.com and Facebook.com sites by prospective employers when evaluating candidates for a job.

NPR News
Talk of the Nation, December 4, 2008 · Is Creating A Fake Online Profile A Criminal Act?