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
February 26 February 27, 6pm March 1
 
March 25 March 26, 6pm March 29
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 15 April 16, 6pm April 19
 
May 6 May 7, 6pm May 10
 
May 27 May 28, 6pm May 31
 
June 3 June 4, 6pm June 7
 
June 24 June 25, 6pm June 28
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 8 July 9, 6pm July 12
 
July 22 July 23, 6pm July 26
 
August 5 August 6, 6pm August 9
 
August 26 August 27, 6pm August 30
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.

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