Riipen is a service that USask has partnered with. Riipen connects instructors and students to work-integrated learning, community-engaged learning, internships, and practica. Riipen is also an online platform that facilitates communications between instructors, students, and employers/partners. There is no cost to USask students or instructors. 

Riipen helps connect instructors and students to work-integrated learning opportunities and projects. It can be used to streamline existing partnerships (e.g., local organizations you already work with in your teaching) and to find new partnerships locally, nationally, and internationally.

It provides an all-in-one platform for connecting, communicating, sharing documents, and managing deadlines between stakeholders (instructors, students, and community/industry partners). 

Riipen helps turn your course projects into authentic learning experiences.  

• For example, rather than having students do a business analysis on a fictitious company, you could post your intended learning outcomes and deliverables on Riipen and be connected with a businesses and organizations looking for a real business analysis.

Student learning and quality tends to increase when the task is more authentic. This type of experience can also improve the employability of your students.  

Visit this blog post to hear about how instructors at USask have been using Riipen: Elevate Your Course Projects using Riipen 

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