Udemy Introduces AI-Powered Microlearning to Evolve Skills Mastery

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 15, 2025--

Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a global AI-powered skills acceleration platform, today announced the phased rollout of a new AI-powered microlearning experience designed to evolve how skills are developed across the platform — meeting learners where they are and expanding how instructors teach on Udemy.

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As learning becomes more continuous and time-constrained, learners increasingly favor short, personalized, focused experiences that fit into daily workflows and content habits. We believe Udemy’s AI-powered microlearning approach will transform instructor-created, long-form video courses into adaptive, engaging, interactive experiences optimized for mobile and desktop learning.

Powered by Udemy AI, instructors will be able to quickly review, edit, create or approve engaging microlearning content and activities derived from their courses, utilizing a “human-in-the-loop” approach to ensure the quality of the experience before it reaches learners. Over the course of 2026, these instructor-validated microlearning experiences will be delivered to learners as they pursue skill development and mastery on Udemy.com, through Udemy’s mobile app, and in enterprise learning environments via Udemy’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.

We believe Udemy AI Microlearning will connect instructor-validated content, learner progress, and real-time context — enabling the Udemy platform to deliver the right short-form learning experience at the right time, personalized to each individual learner.

Udemy’s microlearning experience will introduce:

“At Udemy, instructors are central to how skills are developed on our platform,” said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO at Udemy. “AI enables us to adapt and scale their expertise, while our platform provides the context needed to personalize each experience and meet learners’ evolving needs.”

“We see instructors as creative directors and orchestrators of an AI-enhanced learning experience — curating, designing, and validating each component of the learner journey,” added Zane Vella, Head of Content and Instructor Strategy at Udemy. “This model recognizes the essential role of human insights, perspective, and lived experience in teaching and learning, and reaffirms our commitment to the instructor community.”

The AI-powered microlearning experience is being designed to be flexible and mobile-friendly, while serving as a foundational capability that will power experiences across Udemy’s consumer and enterprise offerings. The experience was first previewed at Udemy’s semiannual Front Row event and will roll out in phases throughout 2026.

Instructors interested in participating can visit https://frontrow.udemy.com/microlearning.

About Udemy

Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY) is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform transforming how companies and individuals across the world build the capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace. By combining on-demand, multi-language content with real-time innovation, Udemy delivers personalized experiences that empower organizations to scale workforce development and help individuals build the technical, business, and soft skills most relevant to their careers. Today, thousands of companies, including Ericsson, Samsung SDS America, On24, Tata Consultancy Services, The World Bank, and Volkswagen, rely on Udemy Business for its enterprise solutions to build agile, future-ready teams. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, with hubs across the United States, Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye.

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Udemy AI Microlearning: instructor-led, adaptive learning in short, interactive moments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators were questioning a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds, said the official, who could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Los Angeles Police had not identified a suspect, Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton, the chief of detectives, said at a briefing on Sunday night.

“We are going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,” Hamilton said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.

Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.

Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”

His role as Meathead in Norman Lear's 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” as a liberal foil to O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.

Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said the deaths left them bereft.

“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”

Messages to Reiner's representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called it a devastating loss for the city.

“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”

The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.

Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.

Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.

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Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.

LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton speaks near Rob Reiner's residence Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

FILE - Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

FILE - Rob Reiner arrives at the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network's Respect Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

A police officer blocks off a street near Rob Reiner's residence Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

FILE - Honoree Rob Reiner, second left, poses with his wife Michele, left, and children Nick, center, Romy, and Jake at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall, April 28, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)