Customizing the learning experience of your employees through an LMS involves adapting the training paths to the individual needs of each learner, taking into account their skills, goals and preferences.
This user-centered approach promotes a increased engagement And a more effective assimilation of knowledge, thus contributing to the overall performance of the company.
Based on a study conducted in 2023 in partnership with MyRHline, 93.3% of HR would consider vocational training to be strategic for their company. And for 49% of them, it would even be considered as a lever for retaining employees.
This is the reason why personalization is a real strategic issue for most trainers. It would increase learners' engagement and bring much better results. Focus on the personalization of the learning experience thanks to Learning Management Systems (LMS).
What is personalized learning?
Personalizing learning is a way to deliver a training course unique to each learner, based on their educational and/or professional data. This learning method opens up considerable new pedagogical perspectives.
The relationship between the learner and his training content is reversed. It is no longer up to the learner to adapt to the module offered to him, but to support to adapt to the learner profile. To follow this trend, LMS should develop in this direction. Many people now offer flexible and user-oriented content creation (“user-centric”).
The impact of personalization on learning and training
But the personalization of training does not only have an impact on the content and its creation. It is also at the origin of a changing the roles of the learner and the trainer.
- User-centric: the learner at the heart of his training
Faced with these personalized educational modules, the learner becomes the co-author of his learning path. He will (unintentionally) share different data with the platform so that the LMS offers him adapted content. Thus, each learner will end up with a unique training path.
With personalized training, the characteristics specific to each person are integrated into the LMS: experience, knowledge, background, results...
The tool will also take into account The goals, the achievements and the pace of the learner. Evolutionary scenarios can then be proposed to him according to these various data.
- What new roles for the trainer and the learner?
The personalization of training does not end with the adaptation of content. The LMS, equipped with AI, can absolutely choose to assign custom roles for each user, according to their area of expertise.
The learners will then aim to create their own e-learning courses, which will be automatically administered to potentially interested collaborators.
Moreover, the trainer also has a crucial role to play in this new type of learning. Just because the learner will create his own training path does not mean that he will not need support throughout his evolution. On the contrary! One Learning Management System will not be able to empathize or listen if necessary. Sometimes, the learner will also need motivation, and this is where the role of the trainer will become indispensable.
Learning Management System (LMS): The benefits of personalizing the experience
Personalized training content engages employees more. For example, imagine a 2-hour course on road safety in France: boring. Now imagine a personalized module in which we would give you all the tips for installing your children in the back of a car of the same model as yours. Much more interesting, isn't it?
That is exactly what happens with personalized training. Les Learners are more engaged, they get better results and the impact of your content is much better. You can also set up skill reminders for each learner in various forms: quiz after 2 weeks, reminder video after a few months, etc.
The limits of the personalization of training courses
Personalized training is based on a tool. The human aspect is therefore quickly put aside. The characteristic of this type of training is in fact to offer the best educational content to the learners, without going through the trainer's analysis.
But that is where the error lies! The trainer still has a role to play in this type of training.. It is he who will have the role of mediator between the tool and the collaborator. His empathy and his ability to listen are essential for the good development of the learner.
In addition, an LMS with customization features is sometimes difficult to master. It is indeed a complete tool, but also a complex one. One good knowledge of AI Upstream is therefore recommended.
The new era of personalized training platforms has arrived! More effective and engaging for the learner, they are also a time and cost saver that should not be overlooked. To adopt it properly, you need to ensure that the learner and trainer adapt their roles and collaborate around the tool.
Yes, the personalization of learning is a real empowerment of the learner who is at the center of his learning (“user-centric”), but it is also a new role for the trainer: that of the mediator!
Above all, don't forget to choose an LMS with adapted functionalities to your business and to your global strategy.
