Information Literacy in a Theological Context 1.4 2008/04/16 21:39:13 GMT-5 2008/04/17 17:05:21.261 GMT-5 Tom C Clark tomclark@shawu.edu Tom C Clark tomclark@shawu.edu African American Church Studies Black Church Studies Divinity Information Literacy Librarianship Online Education -- Black Church Online Education -- Divinity Online Education -- Theology Theology The basic course for learning theological information resources and methods at Shaw University Divinity School Library. Information Literacy in a Theological Context Student Learning Objectives Students will: Write - Know how to create a piece of original expository writing (an essay or research paper) on a theological subject Think Critically - Have the skills to constructively and specifically criticize the theological writing of others, both for form (grammar, logical structure etc.) and content (quality/authority of information etc.) Evaluate - Be able to effectively and efficiently locate appropriate authoritative theological information using all available resources: books, journal articles, primary sources, databases and websites, in support of their assignments Grow - Value the craft of writing and the image of themselves as individual writers Experience - Know how to determine the quality of an information source and be able to identify and locate the major theological information resources. Become wise - Value authoritative information; and Prepare for the future - Appreciate the rapidly changing nature of the information environment