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Massachusetts Institute of Technology with  \nKatie Clinton Ravi Purushotma Alice J. Robison Margaret Weigel  \nBuilding the new field of digital media and learning  \nThe MacArthur Foundation launched its five-year, $50 million digital media and learning initiative in 2006 to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to developing educational and other social institutions that can meet the needs of this and future generations. The initiative is both marshaling what it is already known about the field and seeding innovation for continued growth. For more information, [visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.To engage](visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.To engage)[ ](visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.To engage)in conversations about these projects and the field of digital learning, visit the Spotlight blog at [spotlight.macfound.org](spotlight.macfound.org).  \nAbout the MacArthur Foundation  \nThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition.With assets of $5.5 billion, the Foundation makes grants totaling approximately $200 million annually. For more information or to sign up for MacArthur’s monthly electronic newsletter, [visit www.macfound.org](visit www.macfound.org).  \nThe MacArthur Foundation  \n140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60603  \nTel. (312) 726-8000 [www.digitallearning.macfound.org](www.digitallearning.macfound.org)  \nAn occasional paper on digital media and learning  \nConfronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the  \n21st Century  \nHenry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program  \nat the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with  \nKatie Clinton Ravi Purushotma Alice J. Robison Margaret Weigel  \nExecutive Summary 3 The Needed Skills in the New Media Culture 5 Enabling Participation 7 Why We Should Teach Media Literacy:Three Core Problems 12 What Should We Teach? Rethinking Literacy 19 Core Media Literacy Skills 22 Who Should Respond? A Systemic Approach to Media Education 56 The Challenge Ahead: Ensuring that All Benefit from the Expanding Media Landscape 61  \nSources 62  \n2  \nExecutive Summary  \nAccording to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life project (Lenhardt & Madden, 2005), more than one-half of all teens have created media content, and roughly onethird of teens who use the Internet have shared content they produced. In many cases, these teens are actively involved in what we are calling participatory cultures. A participatory culture is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices. A participatory culture is also one in which members believe their contributions matter, and feel some degree of social connection with one another (at the least they care what other people think about what they have created) . Forms of participatory culture include:  \nAffiliations—memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media, such as Friendster, Facebook, message boards, metagaming, game clans, or MySpace) .  \nExpressions—producing new creative forms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction writing, zines, mash-ups) .  \nCollaborative Problem-solving—working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (such as through Wikipedia, alternative reality gami","cbCaitMJ1O4uwxOy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitMJ1O4uwxOy","pdf",388942,72,"English","# Executive Summary\n## The Needed Skills in the New Media Culture\n## Enabling Participation\n## Why We Should Teach Media Literacy\n## What Should We Teach?\n## Core Media Literacy Skills\n## Who Should Respond?","[{\"question\":\"What defines a participatory culture in the report?\",\"answer\":\"It is characterized by low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing, informal mentorship, and members who believe their contributions matter and feel social connection.\"},{\"question\":\"What three core problems motivate media literacy education?\",\"answer\":\"The Participation Gap, the Transparency Problem, and the Ethics Challenge, which involve unequal opportunities, difficulties in understanding how media shapes perceptions, and the breakdown of traditional preparation for public media-making roles.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report frame the role of educators?\",\"answer\":\"Educators must collaborate to ensure every young person gains skills and experiences to participate fully, explain how media shapes perceptions, and adopt emerging ethical standards for online media making and community participation.\"}]","Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture - Media Education for the 21st Century - Executive Summary | PDF",1789563770,25]