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Riipen - Project Based Learning

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Project-based learning involves students designing, developing, and constructing hands-on solutions to a problem. The goal of project-based learning is to engage students and build upon their creative capacity by working through real world problems, commonly in small teams.

The University of North Dakota is excited to partner with Riipen, an experiential learning platform and marketplace for project-based learning.  Riipen allows faculty to embed experiential learning into courses and provide students with experiences working as a team on real-world problems.  Companies use Riipen to more easily access educators and student talent to work on a business challenge or look into growth opportunities through courses and internships.

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Educators

Riipen is available for all faculty, in all disciplines, working with all levels of students, for both in-class and online experiences and virtual internships. Riipen offers end-to-end support, including course project ideation and design, technical support and student onboarding, and matchmaking with industry partners across the nation.

Riipen Overview for Educators Video

Steps for Educators to Get Started with Riipen

  1. Join the UND portal as an educator.  
  2. Complete the Riipen Interest Form to have Alla McQueen contact you to schedule a meeting.
  3. Riipen will set you up with a technical onboarding so you are comfortable with the platform and ready to connect your course.
  4. Once published to our marketplace, Riipen will get to work on matching you with the best industry partners in our network of over 10K employers.
  5. You will approve the company projects that you want to pair with students.
  6. The students start working on the projects on a timeline you determine.

You have a team of people who will monitor your course proactively and reach out to offer support if you need it. If you need to get a hold of Riipen with any questions or concerns you can email Riipen at academicsupport@riipen.com and a Customer Delight Specialist will be happy to help you.

Riipen Blackboard Integration

Add a link to Riipen in any Blackboard course using the steps found in this knowledgebase article.

Riipen Resources

Riipen Educator One Page Document

Riipen Academy for Educators

Educator Frequently Asked Questions

Employers/Community Partners

As a business, non-profit, or community organization in our network, we are happy to offer you free access to Riipen - the world’s leading virtual project-based learning platform. 

Why use project-based learning?

Generate fresh ideas - Every business has projects sitting on the side of their desk. Work with our students to bring life to new ideas! With their fresh eyes, strategic thinking, and innovative lens students can help your business to grow.

Access talent - Get to know our students before you hire them. Complete short-term project-focused work that is faculty-supervised and let us show you what our students can do. Identify top talent to join your organization.

To be added to our portal, contact UND’s Riipen Account Manager at ivan.petrov@riipen.com. To learn more about Riipen, visit riipen.com.

As a Community Partner/Employer you can create a free Riipen account to become a UND Passholder and work with UND students and faculty. 

Steps to Get Started as a UND Passholder

Step 1: Sign Up

Please sign up for Riipen using this special link from UND: UND Passholder link.

As part of the sign up, you’ll be walked through creating both a personal profile, and a profile for your company, which you can include your colleagues.

● What is a Company Profile on Riipen?

Step 2: Create a Project

In order to get connected to students, you will need to Create a Project on Riipen. Your project will essentially be a description of what you would like students to do for your company.

● What Makes a Good Project?

Step 3: View Available Courses or Internship

After you’ve signed up using the UND access link above, you will be able to see all of the courses that are currently being offered here: UND School Portal.

You will also see “My Schools” in your dashboard, as well as recommended courses from the school(s) that you have a pass to.

● What is a Course on Riipen?
● What is an Internship on Riipen?
● What is the difference between a course and an internship on Riipen?

Step 4: Apply to Work With a Course or Internship

If you see a course or internship that looks like a good fit, click on “Submit Project” in the top right corner of the course page. This will prompt you to select a project that you have created. If your project is still a draft, you won’t be able to submit it until you’ve published it.

If you do not yet have a published project on Riipen, clicking on “Submit Project” will take you straight to the Project Wizard in order to create a new project from scratch.

If you need help:you can access Riipen’s live chat by clicking on the orange
circle in the bottom right corner of the screen. Riipen’s business hours are 6 am to 5 pm PST.

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