What is life really like behind bars? Get an inside look into criminal justice with this weekly literary series from The Marshall Project (a nonprofit journalism platform dedicated to criminal justice), that gathers "first-person essays from those who work or live in the criminal justice system." This resource features short nonfiction essays from various perspectives of stakeholders in the criminal justice system (including those who are currently or were formerly incarcerated, lawyers, police officers, judges, and victims of crime). Pieces cover the complexities of human experience - loss and redemption, a search for meaning, and different definitions of "justice" - and uplift voices that are underrepresented in most storytelling settings. In addition to this "front-line" look at our criminal justice system, The Marshall Project's full site hosts a wealth of data, reports, and interactive resources. Founded in 2014, The Marshall Project is committed to "educat[ing] and enlarg[ing] the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice" and provides useful insights to journalists and justice stakeholders alike.

These interactive learning objects focus on concepts that cover a broad-based electromechanical program. The majority of these objects have been created for electronics, but during the next three years (until 2008), at least 300 more objects will be built that will focus on other topic areas such as hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical design, and process control (see complete list on the left side of this page). Instructors from Fox Valley Technical College and other colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System are creating these objects. FVTC has partnered with four other colleges throughout the United States that will be contributing to this repository. The effectiveness of learning objects was demonstrated in an evaluation conducted at FVTC during the 2004-2005 academic year. A brief summary of the evaluation can be read by clicking on the Assessment button on this Home Page. These objects can also be found on the Wisc-Online digital library at www.wisconline.org. Learning objects are available to be used at no cost by teachers and students worldwide via the Internet.