Adaptive learning is a term that gets thrown around a lot in compliance training, but what does it really mean? Many assume it’s just about tailoring content to specific roles or providing a sleek, modern interface—but that’s only part of the story.
What Adaptive Learning isn’t
There are some common misconceptions about adaptive learning, including:
❌ It’s just role-based training.
While adaptive learning can deliver content based on a learner’s role, it goes much further by adjusting in real-time based on knowledge and performance.
❌ All learners have the same experience in a modern interface.
If every learner sees the same content in the same order, it’s not adaptive—it’s just a linear course.
❌ It’s primarily about collecting behavioral insights.
While data-driven insights are valuable, adaptive learning is about adjusting content for the learner, not just analyzing their progress. The behavioral data is the output of learners’ adaptive journeys.
What Adaptive Learning is
✅ The course adjusts to the learner's performance and ensures mastery.
This is the core of adaptive learning: content dynamically responds to what the learner knows (or doesn’t), reinforcing key concepts and remediating misconceptions.
Why this matters for compliance
Traditional compliance training is often a one-size-fits-all approach. Employees either breeze through material they already understand or struggle through content that isn’t relevant to them. Adaptive learning changes that by:
- Personalizing the journey—ensuring learners only spend time on what they need.
- Focusing on mastery—requiring learners to demonstrate understanding before moving on.
- Providing targeted remediation—so misconceptions are addressed immediately.
The result? A smarter, more effective compliance training program that engages learners, improves retention, and drives real behavioral change.
With a background in education and compliance, her focus is delivering effective, pedagogically sound training that engages learners and aligns with organizational program needs.