Welcome
- This is a free, non-credit mini course.
- This course is a prerequisite for all online courses offered by the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- You must complete this course before enrolling in an online course.
- You do not need to take this class in order to take courses on Coursera.
Please note that registration for this course closes three hours before the end of each offering of the course.
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- Everything in this course is done online. There is nothing that requires you to be in a classroom or in Baltimore.
- This course takes between 1-3 hours to complete, depending on your skills working online.
- With the notable exception of LiveTalks, you can do the class work on your own schedule.
For details on the course, including assignments and requirements for completion, please see the "Syllabus" page.
— Brian Klaas, Instructor for Introduction to Online Learning
| IOL Schedule | ||
| Start date | Optional LiveTalk date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| December 16 | December 17, 6pm | December 20 |
| January 6 | January 7, 6pm | January 10 |
| January 20 | January 21, 6pm | January 24 |
| If you plan to take an online course in the third academic term, the January offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the third term. | ||
| February 24 | February 25, 6pm | February 28 |
| March 24 | March 25, 6pm | March 28 |
| If you plan to take an online course in the fourth academic term, the March offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the fourth term. | ||
| April 21 | April 22, 6pm | April 25 |
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