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In Defense of 120 Credit Hours
There’s already an established pathway to a three-year degree: taking more credits each semester. Do we really need a new...
Read ArticleVideo Roundtable: Designing Effective Accelerated Courses
SRM’s Learning Experience Design team discusses accelerated course design, including clarity, cognitive load, and learner-centered strategies.
Read ArticleFaster Pathways, Stronger Outcomes: Designing Job-Relevant Programs for Working Adults
Shorter timelines don't automatically produce stronger outcomes. In a recent webinar with Whitworth Online, Six Red Marbles explored what intentional...
Read ArticleChecklist: Accelerated Course Review
Accelerated courses require more than compression—they require intentional redesign. This checklist from Six Red Marbles and Whitworth University helps academic...
Read ArticleLXD Spotlight: James Peters on AI
Team Lead Learning Experience Designer James Peters talks favorite LLMs, building AI-powered tools for course design, navigating client conversations about...
Read ArticleGuide: Rethinking Course and Assessment Design in the AI Era
Faculty, instructional designers, and academic leaders: download our companion guide to the April 28 Inside Higher Ed webinar on rethinking...
Read ArticleClient Voices: Co-Designing Youth Substance-Use Prevention: RM-PHTC + Six Red Marbles
Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center partnered with Six Red Marbles to turn a youth substance-use prevention curriculum into a...
Read ArticleThe Partnership Higher Education and Health Care Need to Build
Health care needs stronger administrative talent pipelines, and higher education needs new enrollment channels. This article explores how employer-aligned health...
Read ArticleWhat London Book Fair 2026 Revealed about AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Publishing
At London Book Fair 2026, Six Red Marbles UK and India joined publishers and industry professionals from around the world...
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