The third day of the RESILIENCE training prototype "Religion for the Senses" focused on harvesting: what did the training deliver for the participants, trainers and for the further development of the RESILIENCE training program?
The training focused focused on the physical aspects of conducting research on religion, such as objects, tombstones, works of art, music, and manuscripts. Rome proved to be an appropriate location for this, as there are many places where research concerning religion can be done. In fact, the city is full of references to religion. The purpose of the three-day on-site training was twofold, namely to train participants in various aspects of the study for religion: how to read, tread and hear religious sources and also to gather input for the future training program.
Because of this twofold purpose, much attention was paid to evaluation on the third day of the training: what did the training provide for the participants and their research, for (future) trainers, and for the organizers who must incorporate the results into the future training program? Many practical and didactic tips were exchanged, while there was also an in-depth reflection on what exactly is a training and what you can recognize a good training by, such as emphasizing the participant’s learning rather than the trainer’s teaching.
As often, there were also unexpected take-aways: several participants reported that they now feel more skilled at organizing and conducting a training at their own location.
During the harvesting session, a lot of substantial input could be collected necessary for writing the deliverable Training Services Management Plan.
Deliverable D2.6, the Training Services Management Plan, is supposed to be delivered July 2025. This deliverable defines the model of training activities provided by RESILIENCE and represents a guide for the partners involved in training activities.