If you spend any time scrolling LinkedIn, attending L&D conferences, or listening to industry podcasts, it might seem like AI is about to usher in the end of e-learning as we know it. But is e-learning really dying, or is it just evolving?

This week on The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Kineo's Cammy Bean joins Ross D and Ross G to discuss:

• The probability that AI will bring about the e-learning-pocalypse
• How the work of learning designers might change over the coming years
• The risks L&D needs to consider as they incoporate AI tools into their practice.

During the episode, Ross D mentioned a recent edition of The L&D Dispatch, 'The future is not now'.

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• Ross Dickie
• Ross Garner
• Cammy Bean

Frontline managers have to support decisions they didn’t make, translate organizational goals into actions, identify meaningful opportunities for people to develop, remember to acknowledge successes, regulate their emotions, and resolve team conflicts. And they're usually 19-years-old.

This week on The Mindtools L&D Podcast, one of our favourite guests - JD Dillon - returns to the show to share insights from his upcoming book on the role of frontline managers. We discuss:

• The pressures faced by frontline managers
• How to help these managers feel confident in their roles
• How AI chat bots and digital communities can help managers respond to daily challenges.

In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Anna discussed the impact of the climate crisis on education.

JD discussed the banana pose.

Ross shared how to spot a suspicious statistic, via More or Less.

For more from JD, check out his website frontlineplaybook.com, jdwroteabook.com, and axonify.com.

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• Ross Garner
• Dr Anna Barnett
• JD Dillon

Exciting news at Mindtools Towers this week, as we launch our first 'Expert Skill Bite' course with Dr Markus Bernhardt, available now to all Mindtools Content Hub users!

To share more about what the course covers, and how it builds capability over time, Markus joined Ross G and Claire to discuss:

• Why a 'big top-down AI strategy' is never coming
• How to help managers build AI skills
• What to do if your organization bans AI tools.

Log in to Mindtools.com now to subscribe to the Skill Bite and try it for yourself!

In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Claire recommended 'How to stop being so phone addicted (without self-discipline or meditation)', from the Search Engine podcast.

Ross discussed the latest exciting news from the world of Wordpress plugins.

For more from us, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.

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If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:

• Ross Garner
• Dr Markus Bernhardt
• Claire Gibson