Higher Education
Elevating Higher Education
We partner with colleges, universities, and higher education organizations to design learning experiences that balance academic rigor, student engagement, and institutional realities. From fully online programs to hybrid and on-campus courses, we help institutions evolve thoughtfully without sacrificing quality or control.
Our Higher Education Services
We support institutions across the full course and program life cycle: designing, building, and sustaining learning experiences that align with institutional goals, faculty expectations, and accreditation requirements.
Higher Ed Success Stories
See how we have helped organizations transform their educational offerings.
Our Higher Education Approach
Higher education presents unique challenges: shared governance, diverse learners, evolving delivery models, and increasing pressure to do more with fewer resources. Our approach is designed to work within those realities, not around them.
We apply learning science and instructional best practices to support engagement, retention, and transfer while respecting disciplinary norms.
Our teams include PhDs, experienced instructional designers, and industry professionals who understand both academic rigor and applied learning.
We design for on-campus, online, hybrid, accelerated, and competency-based environments without forcing one model onto another.
We create assessments that measure learning, support accreditation, and prepare students for academic and professional success.
Higher Education Insights
Health care needs stronger administrative talent pipelines, and higher education needs new enrollment channels. This article explores how employer-aligned health... Accessibility can feel overwhelming, but faculty do not need to fix everything at once. These five high-impact updates can improve... AI in K–12 isn't a choice between banning it and automating everything. At Six Red Marbles, our AI + HI... Faculty everywhere are asking the same question: how do we use AI responsibly? Senior Learning Experience Designer Jackielee Derks explores... Download the Online Program Development Guide to design scalable, skills-based programs for measurable outcomes. Six Red Marbles' Jocelyn Wright outlines four low-lift changes that help accounting programs demonstrate workforce outcomes
The Partnership Higher Education and Health Care Need to Build
5 Accessibility Fixes Faculty Can Make Before Next Semester
AI in Higher Education Course Design: How to Support Faculty in the AI Era
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Workforce Pell Readiness Guide for Higher Ed Leaders
A Low-Risk Entry Point to Workforce Alignment: Why Accounting Is the Smart Place to Start
Higher Ed Success Stories
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What Clients Say
Hear from clients who have partnered with Six Red Marbles.
It’s been wonderful working with Six Red Marbles. The collaboration was smooth, professional, and resulted in a strong final product.
As we looked to scale our financial literacy programs and reach younger learners, we needed a partner who could bring our curriculum to life. Six Red Marbles helped us transform strong content into an engaging, game-based experience.
