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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 12 | May 13, 6pm | May 16 |
| May 26 | May 27, 6pm | May 30 |
| June 2 | June 3, 6pm | June 6 |
| June 23 | June 24, 6pm | June 27 |
| If you plan to take an online course in the summer academic term, the late June offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the summer term. | ||
| July 7 | July 8, 6pm | July 11 |
| July 21 | July 22, 6pm | July 25 |
| August 11 | August 12, 6pm | August 15 |
| August 25 | August 26, 6pm | August 29 |
| If you plan to take an online course in the first academic term, the late August offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the first term. | ||
| September 29 | September 30, 6pm | October 3 |
| October 20 | October 21, 6pm | October 24 |
| If you plan to take an online course in the second academic term, the late October offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the second term. | ||
| December 15 | December 16, 6pm | December 19 |
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