William Nickley
Nickley will utilize grant funds to develop an open access library of video-based tutorials, curated and co-created with students, in the area of 3D design media in industrial design. This library of videos will fill a gap in freely accessible knowledge about using industry standard 3D design tools and methods within industrial design contexts. Video tutorials as well as supporting texts will be organized in a Pressbook.
Nickley will utilize racial justice grant funds to address issues of sustainability in the design and production of home goods in Intermediate Industrial Design. Readings provided to students will expand on environmental sustainability to include environmental justice or how what the students create in the studio will impact different populations. A more direct effort will also be made to include examples from BIPOC-owned businesses or businesses with racial justice or environmental justice missions.
The Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) has been awarding grants for the past seven years to instructors who want to transform their courses. Grant winners were primarily focused on reducing the cost of their course materials for students. “While these goals remain at the core of the ALX mission, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 prompted us to [...] expand our scope to encompass broader social justice topics," said Ashley Miller. Several instructors at Ohio State share Miller's passion and have taken the opportunity ALX provides to infuse their courses with racial justice.
