Introduction to Online Learning



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.

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
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
June 21 June 24, 9am
June 29, 6pm
July 1, 1pm
July 2
If you plan to take an online course in the summer academic term, the June offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the summer term.
July 12 July 15, 9am
July 20, 6pm
July 22, 1pm
July 23
August 16 August 19, 9am
August 24, 6pm
August 26, 1pm
August 27
If you plan to take an online course in the first academic term, the August offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the first term.
September 6 September 9, 9am
September 14, 6pm
September 16, 1pm
September 17
October 11 October 14, 9am
October 19, 6pm
October 21, 1pm
October 22
If you plan to take an online course in the second academic term, the October offering of IOL is your last chance to complete the course before the start of the second term.
November 1 November 4, 9am
November 9, 6pm
November 11, 1pm
November 12
December 6 December 9, 9am
December 14, 6pm
December 16, 1pm
December 17

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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Important Notes

Course Information

Faculty: Klaas

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