Young people and religion: creative learning with history

This free course, Young people andreligion: creative learning with history, will train teachers and others working with young people on how to engage them in learning about religious diversity past and present through the creative process of making short, creative films (Docutubes). It is based on the RETOPEA (Religious Toleration and Peace) project, which has worked extensively with schools and other organisations in various European countries to develop this unique approach and produce accessible resources. This course will give you the pedagogical tools to engage in a unique approach to develop knowledge and understanding of religious diversity.  This course has been developed in the framework of the RETOPEA project and received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement n° 770309This course is also available in other languages on OpenLearn Create.

• Introduction and guidance
• Introduction
• What is a badged course?
• How to get a badge
• Course structure
• Resourcing your workshop
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Session1Session 1: Engage – exploring religious diversity
• Introduction
• 1 Religious diversity in Europe
• 2 Young people’s views on religion, toleration and history
• 2.1 Exploring religious views in your group
• 3 The RETOPEA clippings collection
• 4 Using the clippings to teach about religious toleration and peace
• 4.1 Helping young people navigate and use the collection
• 5 Session 1 quiz
• 6 Summary of Session 1
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Session2Session 2: Plan – preparing to create your docutube
• Introduction
• 1 Types of documentary film
• 2 Communicating key messages through docutubes
• 3 Connecting past and present
• 3.1 Beginning the planning phase
• 4 The ingredients of a docutube
• 4.1 Ingredients of a docutube: who, what and where
• 4.2 Ingredients of a docutube: making a ‘shooting script’
• 4.3 A filmmakers perspective
• 4.4 The teacher’s role
• 5 Session 2 quiz
• 6 Summary of Session 2
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Session3Session 3: Create – filming and editing
• Introduction
• 1 Working together as a team
• 2 Ethical considerations
• 3 A teacher’s perspective
• 4 Filming: some tips and tricks from a professional filmmaker
• 5 Editing: bringing it all together
• 5.1 The principles of video editing
• 5.2 Developing the edit
• 6 Session 3 quiz
• 7 Summary of Session 3
• References
• Acknowledgements
• Session4Session 4: Reflect – deepening the learning experience
• Introduction
• 1 The finished product: examples of docutubes
• 2 Rolling out the red carpet
• 3 Findings from the evaluation of the pilot workshops
• 4 Session 4 quiz
• 5 Summary of Session 4
• Where next?
• Acknowledgements