This is an occasional paper from the MacArthur foundation with Henry Jenkins as the lead author. It looks at the necessary skills to be a contributing member of the participatory culture. These necessary skills include distributed cognition, collective intelligence, transmedia navigation and networking.
The Labs are intended to engage middle- and high-school youth in mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered, collaborative learning using digital and traditional media.
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This is the original paper from this group of scholars. There is 2009 edition and also a book that continues the conversation that was published in 2015.
Jenkins, H., Clinton, K., Purushotma, R., Robison, A., and Weigel, M. (2006) Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education for the 21st Century. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved https://www.macfound.org/media/article_pdfs/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF