This special edition of Online Learning, the official journal of the Online Learning Consortium, reveals how blended learning is being developed at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS) in disciplines heavily reliant upon traditional, face-to-face models of teaching and learning.

Educators at this institution share knowledge of their efforts to respond to challenges to education in the health professions by encouraging adoption of technology-enhanced and blended models of delivery that support pedadgoical goals such as active learning, collaboration, reflective practice, and higher-order thinking. The series of articles in this issue consider the need for better integration of technology in the education of healthcare professionals and presents the sustained and coordinated efforts of one institution to promote integration of online technology into face-to-face courses.

To view this issue of Online Learning (available as a free PDF file download) please go to: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/jaln_full_issue/volume-18-issue-4-november-2014/