UI/UX for Web Design & Reach Ahead Experiences at Niagara College
UI/UX for Web Design & Reach Ahead Experiences at Niagara College
Sector & Price:
Sector & Price:
All sectors
All sectors
$50–$75 per student
$50–$75 per student
Requirements Met:
Requirements Met:
UI/UX for web design certification
UI/UX for web design certification
Reach ahead experience
Reach ahead experience
Date:
Date:
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Time:
Time:
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Address:
Address:
100 Niagara College Boulevard, Welland, ON L3C 7L3
100 Niagara College Boulevard, Welland, ON L3C 7L3
Overview:
Overview:
Niagara College’s Welland Campus combines modern design, technology, and collaborative spaces to give students hands-on experience that connects directly to user-experience thinking. The award-winning Student Commons provides a welcoming hub for collaboration and study, while digital media labs and makerspaces allow students to experiment with 3D printing, VR, and production tools. With flexible, accessible facilities and cross-disciplinary programs, the campus helps students learn how design, environment, and technology come together to shape real user experiences.
Niagara College’s Welland Campus combines modern design, technology, and collaborative spaces to give students hands-on experience that connects directly to user-experience thinking. The award-winning Student Commons provides a welcoming hub for collaboration and study, while digital media labs and makerspaces allow students to experiment with 3D printing, VR, and production tools. With flexible, accessible facilities and cross-disciplinary programs, the campus helps students learn how design, environment, and technology come together to shape real user experiences.
What makes this experience unique?
What makes this experience unique?
This SHSM experience at Niagara College’s Welland Campus highlights why user experience design remains one of the most important creative career paths in the era of artificial intelligence.
This SHSM experience at Niagara College’s Welland Campus highlights why user experience design remains one of the most important creative career paths in the era of artificial intelligence.
UX is introduced as a multimedia discipline that now includes AI-powered user experiences, with experimental interaction design representing the most cutting-edge work being developed in the field.
UX is introduced as a multimedia discipline that now includes AI-powered user experiences, with experimental interaction design representing the most cutting-edge work being developed in the field.
Students explore how subtle and intricate design choices that shape human emotions and usability cannot be fully replicated or polished by machines.
Students explore how subtle and intricate design choices that shape human emotions and usability cannot be fully replicated or polished by machines.
By engaging with Niagara’s modern labs and creative spaces, students gain a deeper appreciation of how design, technology, and human behavior intersect in shaping the tools of the future.
By engaging with Niagara’s modern labs and creative spaces, students gain a deeper appreciation of how design, technology, and human behavior intersect in shaping the tools of the future.
Students leave with insights into why UX is a career pathway that will remain relevant and in demand, while also exploring how new technologies open up exciting, creative directions for design, guided by a LearnIt facilitator who is a UX professional.
Students leave with insights into why UX is a career pathway that will remain relevant and in demand, while also exploring how new technologies open up exciting, creative directions for design, guided by a LearnIt facilitator who is a UX professional.
Leading Facilitators:
Leading Facilitators:
Ryan is a technology consultant and UI/UX facilitator with experience at IBM and across emerging AI and web projects. He specializes in blending human-centered design with intelligent systems, helping teams create intuitive, data-informed digital experiences. Drawing from his background in automation, AI integration, and front-end prototyping, Ryan guides participants through practical design thinking, usability testing, and modern web UX principles that bridge creativity and technical execution.
LinkedIn profile:
Ryan is a technology consultant and UI/UX facilitator with experience at IBM and across emerging AI and web projects. He specializes in blending human-centered design with intelligent systems, helping teams create intuitive, data-informed digital experiences. Drawing from his background in automation, AI integration, and front-end prototyping, Ryan guides participants through practical design thinking, usability testing, and modern web UX principles that bridge creativity and technical execution.
LinkedIn profile:
Bernie is a seasoned technology and business consulting leader with experience at Google, IBM, and Slalom. With a background in digital transformation, he brings a deep understanding of how technology, design, and business strategy intersect to create meaningful user experiences. As a facilitator, Bernie translates complex technical concepts into practical insights, helping teams apply UX design principles to drive impactful digital solutions that align with both user needs and organizational goals.
LinkedIn profile:
Bernie is a seasoned technology and business consulting leader with experience at Google, IBM, and Slalom. With a background in digital transformation, he brings a deep understanding of how technology, design, and business strategy intersect to create meaningful user experiences. As a facilitator, Bernie translates complex technical concepts into practical insights, helping teams apply UX design principles to drive impactful digital solutions that align with both user needs and organizational goals.
LinkedIn profile:
Highlights in action:
Highlights in action:
Agenda:
Agenda:
😀 9:00am - 9:30am: Students arrive (we will be there to greet you, don’t worry)
🌞 9:30am - 9:45am: Warm up activity (after all, we need to get warmed up)
🎉 9:45am - 11:15am:
Group A: Hands-on workshop on UI/UX for web design
Group B: Recruitment presentation & personality quiz
🍱 11:15am - 12:00pm: Lunch break (we do better than pizzas, don’t worry)
🏫 12:00pm - 1:30pm:
Group A: Recruitment presentation & personality quiz
Group B: Hands-on workshop on UI/UX for web design
🍬 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Wrap up (yes, there will be candy)
😀 9:00am - 9:30am: Students arrive (we will be there to greet you, don’t worry)
🌞 9:30am - 9:45am: Warm up activity (after all, we need to get warmed up)
🎉 9:45am - 11:15am:
Group A: Hands-on workshop on UI/UX for web design
Group B: Recruitment presentation & personality quiz
🍱 11:15am - 12:00pm: Lunch break (we do better than pizzas, don’t worry)
🏫 12:00pm - 1:30pm:
Group A: Recruitment presentation & personality quiz
Group B: Hands-on workshop on UI/UX for web design
🍬 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Wrap up (yes, there will be candy)
Helpful Info:
Helpful Info:
Schedule Flexibility
Schedule Flexibility
We understand that bus schedules often shape your day more than you do. We're happy to adjust the agenda to fit your timing needs. Just let us know as early as possible if your school has any specific constraints.
We understand that bus schedules often shape your day more than you do. We're happy to adjust the agenda to fit your timing needs. Just let us know as early as possible if your school has any specific constraints.
Tentative Scheduling
Tentative Scheduling
Event dates may be subject to change based on sector partner availability. Final details and confirmations will be shared at least one month prior to your scheduled field trip.
Event dates may be subject to change based on sector partner availability. Final details and confirmations will be shared at least one month prior to your scheduled field trip.
Backup Plan
Backup Plan
In the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, events will be rescheduled.
In the event of school closures due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, events will be rescheduled.
Group Size Update
Group Size Update
Please register the number of students you plan to bring. You’re welcome to swap students, but adding more requires prior approval. Just send us an email and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Please register the number of students you plan to bring. You’re welcome to swap students, but adding more requires prior approval. Just send us an email and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Update Timeline
Update Timeline
Please let us know of any changes to your group size at least two weeks before the event.
Please let us know of any changes to your group size at least two weeks before the event.
Absence Policy
Absence Policy
No-shows will be charged the full event fee. However, we are happy to offer a free online training session for any students who are absent.
No-shows will be charged the full event fee. However, we are happy to offer a free online training session for any students who are absent.
Group Supervision
Group Supervision
Please bring the right number of staff or chaperones based on your school board’s guidelines.
Please bring the right number of staff or chaperones based on your school board’s guidelines.
The bus drop-off location is in the loop in front of the Rankin Technology Centre - East Entrance. Our staff will be waiting there to guide you to the event space.
The bus drop-off location is in the loop in front of the Rankin Technology Centre - East Entrance. Our staff will be waiting there to guide you to the event space.