Built for the Rigors of Higher Education
Higher education is under real pressure to expand access, prove program value, and adapt faster than traditional development cycles allow. Six Red Marbles brings the instructional design expertise to help you meet those demands — without sacrificing academic rigor, faculty voice, or the distinctiveness that sets your institution apart.
Let's Talk About Your Project
Tell us what you're working on and our higher education team will follow up within one business day.
What We Do
Learning Experience Design for Higher Education
From a single course refresh to full program development, we partner with faculty, academic leaders, and instructional design teams across the entire course and program life cycle.
Online Course Design
- Online and hybrid course design and development
- LMS-ready builds: Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle
- Accessibility-informed design built into every course
- AI-aware assessment and course design support
- Quality Matters–aligned design practices
Accelerated Course Design
- Redesign of existing courses for 8-week or shorter delivery
- Learning outcome realignment for compressed timelines
- Assessment redesign for active, applied learning
- Faculty collaboration throughout the redesign process
New Program Development
- Product Development Workshops to frame programs before build
- Full program design and course-by-course development
- Competency mapping and outcome alignment
- Stackable credential and microcredential design
Course Refresh & Modernization
- Content updates and disciplinary modernization
- Assessment redesign for applied, active, and AI-aware learning
- Accessibility remediation and inclusivity improvements
- Pre-term course refresh through Semester Prep
Faculty Support
- Faculty onboarding and collaboration in every engagement
- Training for online, hybrid, and accelerated formats
- AI in course design: frameworks and tools for faculty
- Custom faculty development workshops
Media & Interactives
- Instructor video and lecture production
- Explainer videos and concept animations
- Interactive scenarios and branching simulations
- Accessibility-compliant media production
Why Six Red Marbles
The Partner Built for Higher Ed's Unique Demands
Years of Expertise
Three decades designing learning experiences for colleges and universities — from individual courses to full program builds.
Courses Developed
Online, hybrid, accelerated, and on-ground — across every major discipline and LMS platform.
Quality Matters Members
We implement QM practices in every course design, with certified reviewers on the team.
Faculty-First Process
Every engagement is built around meaningful faculty collaboration — not around them.
Our Approach
Designed for How Higher Ed Actually Works
Research-Based Design
We apply learning science and instructional best practices to every course we build — supporting engagement, retention, and transfer while respecting disciplinary norms and faculty expertise.
Faculty-First Collaboration
Good course design doesn't happen without faculty. We structure every engagement around meaningful collaboration — respecting expertise, protecting autonomy, and building trust from kickoff to launch.
Flexible Delivery
We design for on-campus, online, hybrid, and accelerated formats — and can help you identify the best-fit solution for your institution's needs without forcing one model onto another.
What Our Partners Say
Heard From the Field
The relational aspect of working with SRM was a delight. There was professionalism and authenticity in every project call that made for a genuinely collaborative atmosphere — and when our funding shifted, they adapted without missing a beat.
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