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Discovering the Future of WRAP via realtalk Conversations
The Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication Program collectively reflected on the shape and direction of their team
In Spring 2025, realtalk@MIT partnered with WRAP (the MIT Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication Program) to support groups of lecturers in reflecting on their work, their collective identity, and the future of their program.
realtalk@MIT: Using AI to bring human conversation to life
A new Media Lab program uses AI to create audio medleys from small group conversations. The goal is to build trust and understanding in the MIT community.
In today’s digital age, words and information are everywhere—flooding our feeds, congesting our inboxes, and pinging us with text messages. Yet, written words can never bring life to words the way a human voice can. This unique impact of spoken words is the essence behind MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication (C3), a research group aiming to foster conversations that promote shared understan
CCC launched realtalk@MIT for incoming students to connect, learn, and share their experiences
Over 100 students engaged in meaningful, small-group conversations facilitated by their peers
In August, CCC trained over 70 students to effectively facilitate small-group conversations, also recording and highlighting many of these conversations on the newly developed Fora app. By sharing these highlights with speakers’ consent, realtalkt@MIT provides participants an opportunity to hear and be heard – elevating stories that leaders and fellow classmates may not otherwise hear, and buildin
CCC’s RealTalk@MIT Part of Campus-Wide Efforts to Encourage Civil Discourse
MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobel notes CCC’s RealTalk@MIT efforts as part of the Institute’s response to addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia through MIT’s new “Standing Together Against Hate” initiative.
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