• This is a free, non-credit mini course.
• This course is a prerequisite for all online courses offered by the Bloomberg Shcool of Public Health.
• You must complete this course before enrolling in an online course.

• 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 1-6 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 and Adam Saylor, co-instructors for Introduction to Online Learning

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IOL 2008 Schedule

Start date	LiveTalk dates	End date
May 5	May 8, 9am May 13, 6pm May 15, 1pm	May 16
June 2	June 5, 9am June 10, 6pm June 12, 1pm	June 14
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 7	July 10, 9am July 15, 6pm July 17, 1pm	July 18
August 4	August 7, 9am August 12, 6pm August 14, 1pm	August 15
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 1	September 4, 9am September 9, 6pm September 11, 1pm	September 12
October 6	October 9, 9am October 14, 6pm October 16, 1pm	October 17
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 3	November 6, 9am November 11, 6pm November 13, 1pm	November 14
December 1	December 4, 9am December 9, 6pm December 11, 1pm	December 12
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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