You can participate anytime, as often as you like. The online course is "asynchronous," which means participants can ask questions and make comments anytime, day or night. The instructor will log onto the course 6-10 times a day and answer questions and make comments.

You only need Real Player Basic or RealOne.  Which will allow you to listen to the lectures. The software is FREE and can be downloaded from www.real.com.

Any computer, any location. You can use any computer you want to participate in the course. Learn from work, from home, a colleague’s computer, or any combination.

About an hour a day. We suggest you spend about an hour a day participating in the online course.

In most cases, no technical skills necessary. You don’t need any technical skill or knowledge to participate. You need to be able to get on the Internet, have a browser like Netscape or Microsoft Explorer. And you or a friend should download Real Audio for you. That’s it. Easy. Simple.

What You Do Online

1. Read approximately 10-20 pages from the readings each day.
2. Listen anytime to the daily 15 minute lecture.
3. Ask the instructor questions in the discussion area.
4. Discuss your ideas and thoughts with your colleagues in the discussion area.

It's easy.  It's fun.