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
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. Download our guide to faculty buy-in and course evaluation: templates, checklists, and onboarding tools to engage instructors. How can we ensure every course meets a clear, consistent standard that supports student success and faculty satisfaction? Protect faculty time and boost student success with Semester Prep and pre-term readiness; save 16 hours per course and launch...
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
Faculty Buy-In Starts Here: A Guide to Engaging Instructors and Evaluating Online Courses Effectively
Design Smarter, Not Harder: Course Standards That Actually Work
Semester Prep and Pre-Term Readiness: Protecting Faculty Time, Elevating Student Success
Higher Ed Success Stories
See how we have helped organizations transform their educational offerings.
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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.

