Adaptive learning is an approach to learning that has been around for a few years, but it is not particularly well known. Insights Media recently researched the topic and have now released a comprehensive report with contributions from a number of learning & development (L&D) experts, including Paul Matthews.
Key insights from the report
• What is meant by adaptive learning
• The benefits of adaptive learning to organisations
• The benefits of adaptive learning to learning teams
The role of coaches and mentors
Adaptive learning is not just a technology driven process, although it often depends on technology, especially if implemented at scale. But there is far more to it than using artificial intelligence (AI) to customise content for an individual learner, although that tends to be what people think of first when it is mentioned.
As soon as you bring a coach or mentor into the mix, you are automatically delivering a programme that is adapted to the learning needs of the learner without any need for AI. With their understanding of the learner, coaches and mentors can engage in meaningful discussions to pinpoint what’s truly needed ensuring the learning programme aligns more closely with individual learning objectives.
Scaling adaptive learning with technology: the People Alchemy approach
To roll this out beyond individual employees to all your learning programmes, you need technology. For example, the People Alchemy platform facilitates the involvement of line managers and other stakeholders, making the learning experience more relevant to the learner. This approach ensures that the programme is genuinely tailored to meet the learner’s specific needs, and the needs of the business.
Paul Matthews commented “I was honoured to be invited to venture my opinion on adaptive learning for the report. I’m a great believer in customising and personalising learner experiences and I’m convinced that doing this improves impact and therefore business benefits. People come at this from so many angles. There are those who focus on AI within a learning platform doing all the heavy lifting, and sometimes forget that there are many other ways to personalise learning at scale that do rely on technology, but not on AI. It’s good to see the full breadth of adaptive learning put forward in the paper.”
You can download the full report here…
