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
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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
Faculty everywhere are asking the same question: how do we use AI responsibly? Senior Learning Experience Designer Jackielee Derks explores... Watch our Recent Chronicle of Higher Education Webinar We recorded AI + Human Insight: Better Learning by Design, hosted by... Chronicle-featured playbook for academic leaders: design strategies and a readiness diagnostic for the post-enrollment cliff era. Lead Instructional Designer Kristin Pinyan shares insights on higher education instructional design, faculty collaboration, and creating impactful online courses. Accelerated courses can boost flexibility and retention, but only when designed with care. Learn how colleges can protect rigor, support... Download the Online Program Development Guide to design scalable, skills-based programs for measurable outcomes.
LXD Spotlight: Jackielee Derks on Higher Ed Trends Shaping Learning Design
AI + Human Insight: Better Learning by Design
Future-Ready by Design: An Academic Leadership Playbook for the Post-Cliff Era
Ask An Expert: Kristin Pinyan
Rethinking for Speed: How Institutions Can Deliver Quality in 8-, 6-, and 4-Week Formats
Program Development Guide: Building a Successful Online Program
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.
