ABSTRACT
This chapter adds value by offering an overview and fresh insights from some of the leading journalism educators in the world, focusing on the interplay of emergent technologies and journalism, especially in relation to immersive journalism. So far, journalism educators have not been at the forefront of immersive journalism studies, although journalists, content, and audiences, especially students, have received attention. The chapter maps the journalism educators that have been teaching Immersive Journalism courses. Associate Professor of Practice Robert Hernandez from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles has been teaching immersive technologies for journalism since 2012. He began with augmented reality before starting the ongoing virtual reality course in 2015. Immersive journalism teachers may have multiple roles. During the time Robert Hernandez has been teaching his course since 2012, he has developed special methods and pedagogical insights for higher education that deserve to be explained in detail and at length.
