Nicki Hambleton

Nicki Hambleton is a visual sketch-notes artist, an Apple Distinguished Educator, and the Founder of NiH Consultancy.
Summary

Nicki Hambleton  is the Founder of NiH Consultancy and an Apple Distinguished Educator with over three decades of experience in teaching globally. She is an expert in integrating Technology and Art authentically in the classroom and using those for visual note taking. Nicki is also a trained Cognitive Coach and consultant in visual arts, thinking and learning strategies.

She teaches sketchnotes to students and adults through dedicated workshops and presentations and has authored a collaborative eBook on the process of taking notes digitally with other educators.

Nicki has a COETAIL graduate certificate and is an alumnus of the University of Exeter's Masters in Education: Technology, Creativity and Thinking online course. Her thesis and recent work focuses on the significance of incorporating visual and spatial methodologies for retrieval and the effects on long term memory. 

Nicki is highly experienced in both teaching and leadership, working at United World College  South East Asia International school from 2010 to 2022 as the Head of High School Visual Art. She was also a member of the COETAIL online2 cohort.

Nicki established NiH Consultancy, where she helps clients bring their ideas to life and make presentations more engaging and she provides workshops and presentations on visual thinking, creativity and sketchnotes and one-on-one coaching sessions.

She regularly shares her insights on embedding technology into the classroom on her blog, Thinking Tradigitally. Nicki also highlights her process of merging text and images on her Flickr account, and has also authored a collaborative eBook on the process of taking notes digitally with other educators.

Biography

Nicki did her MA in Education. Her Masters’ thesis focused on the significance of incorporating visual and spatial methodologies for retrieval and notetaking and the effects on long term memory.

After her PG Certificate in Education, Secondary Art Education, Nicki Hambleton did a course in graphic design, and taught art at Primary, MYP, GCSE, IB and A Level. As Head of Expressive Arts, she has also taught at International School of Milan and Lincoln Community School.

Nicki has been teaching internationally for over 30 years in the UK, Italy, Ghana and Singapore. She is an advocate of amalgamating Technology and Art authentically in the classroom and passionate about visual note taking. Her extensive knowledge in communication  design and creativity stems from her background in Graphic Design and love of drawing and she has presented to global audiences through Apple and Learning 2.

From 2010 to 2022, Nicki was a valued member of the United World College of South East Asia team for 12 years. During her time there, she has successfully risen to the challenge of becoming a leader in her field. She began as Head of Middle School art, a Digital Literacy Coach and was Head of High School Art from 2018-2022. Nicki is passionate about art and education and is dedicated to helping her students reach their full potential. She is an inspiring leader and mentor and is committed to ensuring that their students have access to the best art education possible.

In November 2022, Nicki started her own business as an educational consultant at NiH Consultancy. The company focuses on discovering the most fitting creative  solution  to client needs. It may be that clients require clarity regarding a concept, concept or mission or a plan for collecting discussions, education or data. Visualizing client ideas can be an effective way to express themselves and collaborate with others. At NiH Consultancy, Nicki can help you bring your ideas to life, make your presentations more meaningful, and dig deeper into the possibilities of visual thinking.

Published work

Nicki has shared her collection of digital sketchnotes, mind maps, and visual notes on iPad as an album on Flickr. Her notes on Chat GPT, visual literacy, inclusive learning, introversion, and various other diverse topics, have been an enriching source of knowledge and creative concepts.

She has also authored a collaborative eBook on the process of taking notes digitally with other educators.


Vision

Nicki's passion for knowledge, combined with her ambition to guide people to a place of success and happiness, has been a major driving force behind her coaching and consulting services.

This led Nicki to offer personalised mentoring services and course creation to improve learning and work towards a more inclusive approach to teaching students of all abilities and backgrounds. 

In a recent interview with Dinis Guarda, she shared:

"I started working with students and learnt that most of them lacked effective learning strategies. They had to learn so much information higher up the school. So, I worked on a little online course with them about visual strategies on learning, and when the data came back, I found out that it really made difference. 
However, the most important revelation of all this was that it really impacted their level of confidence and well being as well. That was quite a driving force."

Nicki also teaches visual notetaking to students and adults through dedicated workshops and presentations and has authored a collaborative eBook on the process of digital sketchnotes with other educators.
 


Recognition and Awards
Nicki is a dedicated teacher for more than 31 years, making a positive impact on the lives of students globally with her exceptional visual note-making skills. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator since 2013. As a presenter for Apple and Learning 2, she has addressed over 400 audiences on topics related to education and technology. She has also presented to government ministers for the Arts in Singapore and the Ministry of Manpower.

References
Nicki Hambleton
Residence
Singapore
Occupation
Visual sketch-note artist, Apple Distinguished Educator, coach, presenter, speaker, entrepreneur
Education
COETAIL graduate certificate (online cohort), Masters in Education: Technology, Creativity and Thinking (University of Exeter)
Social Media
Thu Mar 28 2024
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