CARLI Instruction Committee Twitter Chat, #NecessaryEval

Join us on Friday, December 13th @ 12pm, CST in conversation on "New Approaches to Evaluating Information!" #NecessaryEval

What is a Twitter Chat?
A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag! 
Use the #NecessaryEval hashtag to follow the discussion and participate in it.

For more on Twitter Chats check out the information in the guide below!

Feel free to share + invite colleagues that may be interested!

Here are the questions we will discuss together on 12/13:

• Q1: Let’s start with brief intros!  Please introduce yourself (name, location, work title, professional interests, etc.). Don’t forget to use #NecessaryEval for all your tweets!
• Q2: What is your experience teaching evaluation, and how has it changed over time? #NecessaryEval
• Q3: How do you adjust your approach to evaluation for different classes/disciplines/levels? #NecessaryEval
• Q4: What activities have you used that have fostered critical reflection and nuanced conversation on evaluating information? (in-person or online) #NecessaryEval
• Q5: What misconceptions about source evaluation have you encountered, and how have you responded? #NecessaryEval
• Q6: Cite your sources! What articles, presentations, and other resources have you drawn inspiration from as you develop your ideas for teaching evaluation? #NecessaryEval

Twitter chats

The basics:

Participating in Twitter Chats requires a free Twitter account. For this twitter chat, follow #NecessaryEval on Twitter during the time of the chat by searching for "#NecessaryEval" in the search field, then clicking on the "live" tab to see the most recent tweets.

You’ll need to refresh your search periodically to see the most recent tweets pop up. The first five minutes of the chat are a chance for introductions: you might tweet, "Hi #NecessaryEval, I'm Miss Scarlett and I work as a reference librarian in a public library in Idaho."

After people have had a chance to introduce themselves, moderators will tweet a question, such as: Q2. Do you like cats? #NecessaryEval. You would then reply with: A2. Of course I like cats. #NecessaryEval.

Providing the hashtag #NecessaryEval on your tweets allows for collocation of all tweets in the discussion. When the chat is over, all tweets with the #NecessaryEval hashtag will be gathered together and the moderators will provide a digital archive of the conversation.

Tips for a great Twitter chat experience:

• Including capital letters when you hashtag will make it screen reader friendly; so please use #NecessaryEval instead of #Necessaryeval; our thanks for the heads-up on this tip!
• Use Tweetdeck, Tweetchat, or another app which allows for automatic loading of tweets. In Tweetdeck you can add a separate column which displays all the tweets with the #NecessaryEval hashtag.
• Remember to add the #NecessaryEval hashtag to each of your tweets so people will see them.
• Consider putting your phone on airplane mode so you don’t get inundated with Twitter notifications.
• If your Twitter account is private (locked), feel free to participate, but be aware that only your followers will be able to view and interact with your tweets.
• Jump right in! The success of a chat depends on lots of folks being willing to share their thoughts and experiences on a topic, even when they're not experts. We're glad to have new folks participating!

Need any more help? Feel free to tweet at or direct message the moderators of the chat and they'll be happy to help!

*Information above was adapted from critlib guide