5 Summary of Session 4

We hope that you have enjoyed studying this course and that it has inspired you to work with young people in your own context to enable them to produce docutubes. This project is grounded in an awareness of the heightened religious diversity of present-day Europe and the need for tolerance and mutual respect. There are real challenges here, but also opportunities for enrichment and deep learning, which can be further enhanced by drawing on the past historic experience of the continent as mediated through the RETOPEA clippings collection.

The course has provided advice on managing discussion of sometimes sensitive issues and on the practicalities of planning and making films. If as an adult leader you remain unsure of your capacity to support the technical side of things, it is worth emphasising that the experience during the pilot workshops was that young people who – unlike their elders – are ‘digital natives’ pick this up very quickly. On the other hand, they will need adult support in understanding and exploring the conceptual and societal issues raised. Remember above all that the filming is a means to this wider end so ensure that you allow time and opportunity for discussion and reflection on these lines.

If you are planning to run a docutube workshop or have already done so, the RETOPEA team would like to hear from you. Please get in touch by emailing: retopea@open.ac.uk [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] . By emailing you are consenting to being contacted by The Open University for research and promotional purposes relating to the RETOPEA project.