- 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.
Register for this course
Please note that registration for this course closes at 11:59pm on the first Friday of the class.
- 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 1-4 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 "About the Course" page.
— Brian Klaas, Instructor for Introduction
to Online Learning
| IOL Schedule |
| Start date |
LiveTalk dates |
End date |
| November 2 |
November 5, 9am
November 10, 6pm
November 12, 1pm |
November 13 |
| December 7 |
December 10, 9am
December 15, 6pm
December 17, 1pm |
December 18 |
| January 18 |
January 21, 9-10am
January 26, 6-7pm
January 28, 1-2pm |
January 29 |
|
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 1 |
February 4, 9-10am
February 9, 6-7pm
February 11, 1-2pm |
February 12 |
| March 22 |
March 25, 9-10am
March 30, 6-7pm
April 1, 1-2pm |
April 2 |
|
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.
|
| This course is not offered in April. |
| May 3 |
May 6, 9am
May 11, 6pm
May 13, 1pm |
May 14 |
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Although the course's exercises may be completed at any point before midnight of the course end date, you must attend one of the three scheduled LiveTalk sessions in order to meet the requirements of the course.
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