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.

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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 15 December 16, 6pm December 19
 
January 5 January 6, 6pm January 9
 
January 19 January 20, 6pm January 23
 
February 23 February 24, 6pm February 27
 
March 23 March 24, 6pm March 27
 
April 20 April 21, 6pm April 24

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