The document discusses the concepts of participatory culture and new media as presented by scholars Henry Jenkins, David Gauntlett, and Michael Wesch. It provides links to several of their videos and articles on topics like how the internet has shifted people from passive consumers to "prosumers" who both consume and produce media. Students are tasked with reviewing these materials and demonstrating their understanding of participatory culture by choosing from formats like a factsheet, video, or animated conversation between the scholars.