Wherever you are, there we are…
While steeped in tradition, The George Washington University is a forward-thinking leader in harnessing the power and possibility of the digital age. We honor our mandate to provide the highest quality academic experience by using the latest technologies and best practices to expand opportunities for every GW student—on campus and around the world. GW has taken a leadership role in online learning and has achieved national recognition with leaders in professional organizations.
GW weaves online learning into every element of programs and curricula—expanding access to local and global resources, strengthening collaboration among students and faculty through interactive technology and increasing the reach, breadth and diversity of our student and faculty community. Our online learning program is a portal to everything we do. GW offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates and selected individual courses that are exclusively online, as well as other areas of study that combine online and classroom learning.
The George Washington University online community knows no borders. Undergraduate and graduate students are able to work toward their academic goals with online courses supplementing their on-campus classes and while studying abroad or at home for the summer. Faculty travel and conduct research while sharing their new knowledge through online courses. Additionally, online courses and programs extend the GW experience to working professionals and others unable to attend on-campus classes.
Why Online– Whether delivering multimedia tools and content to advance new ways to learn, creating interactive virtual communities for discussion and information exchange or increasing the technology literacy of students and faculty alike, our online learning program increases the depth of knowledge and discovery available at GW.
Options for Online Learning– GW’s online courses are taught by innovative, engaging faculty and provide the highest caliber content while taking full advantage of the latest interactive technologies and tools that online learning affords.
What to Expect from GW Online– You can expect the most innovative, engaging faculty and content from all of GW’s online courses. We offer a wide range of online learning programs in a variety of formats. Each one provides the intellectual rigor of the traditional GW curriculum.
Inside Our Online Classroom– Get ready for an exciting, media-rich experience in our virtual classrooms. Interactivity, streaming video, narrated PowerPoint lectures, Podcasts and virtual 3-D spaces coupled with regular virtual contact with faculty are a few of the innovative, leading-edge experiences you will find in our online offerings.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Second Life, the Department of Emergency Medicine’s 3-D, shared, virtual world simulation, enables GW’s students to simulate various emergency scenarios to study the most effective response.
Department of Nursing Education
The United States Distance Learning Association honored GW’s Department of Nursing Education with its silver award for excellence in distance learning for its National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative. The program integrates rich media content and engaging interactive experiences to arm nurses with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to think critically and respond effectively in unpredictable emergency situations.
iTunesU
In 2007, GW was one of the first five East Coast universities to sign on to iTunes U, a digital multimedia community that enables students to download lectures, films and supplemental material onto their computers, iPods and MP3s. Together with Apple, the University created Colonial Cast, a leading-edge innovation that automatically captures and uploads lecture content to the Apple iTunes U site.
GW presents at Bb World Conference 2009
GW’s online instructional designers and curriculum coordinators will present the latest online learning and teaching practices to the nation’s foremost technology experts at Blackboard World 2009—a conference featuring hands-on training and information exchange with both workshop leaders and peers.
Student Scholar
Kimberly Kon, M.A. candidate in educational technology leadership, helps to develop technology skills training with Wildtech-CCNV, a non-profit organization that provides support to residents at CCNV homeless shelter in Washington, D.C.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.