{"id":6554,"date":"2024-09-19T16:32:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/?post_type=pressmedia&#038;p=6554"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:32:32","slug":"ccc-launched-realtalkmit-for-incoming-students-to-connect-learn-and-share-their-experiences","status":"publish","type":"pressmedia","link":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/pressmedia\/ccc-launched-realtalkmit-for-incoming-students-to-connect-learn-and-share-their-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"CCC launched realtalk@MIT for incoming students to connect, learn, and share their experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=io.Fora.App&amp;hl=en_US\">Fora app<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of these trainees went on to facilitate conversations with incoming graduate and undergraduate students. Each group of 4-6 students discussed what values brought them to MIT, what they are hoping for in this upcoming year, and how the group members\u2019 experiences intersected or differed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, what is realtalk@MIT?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>realtalk@MIT is a new dialogue network that brings together human conversation with digital technologies to foster authentic and nuanced dialogue across the MIT campus. Developed in collaboration with CCC\u2019s closely affiliated non-profit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cortico.ai\/\">Cortico<\/a>, realtalk enables the MIT community to come together in guided, small-group conversations to share the values and experiences they bring to MIT as a first step toward building trust and connections among classmates and colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deb Roy, CCC director, said: \u201cThe realtalk@MIT approach is integral to MIT\u2019s identity as a university that sees the most difficult problems not as obstacles, but rather as challenges to overcome. This is who we are as both individuals and as an institution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC00396-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deb Roy speaks to a group of undergraduates during the conversation training day on August 22nd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the year progresses, other cohorts of students, staff, faculty, and alumni will come together for similar conversations as well as those initiated by the community on additional areas of interest. The long-term goal of realtalk@MIT is to establish trusted communication channels and build a culture of listening and shared understanding across boundaries at MIT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elena Sapora, realtalk@MIT program lead, shared, \u201cWe have observed the power of these small group conversations in building connections among individual students. Next we are excited to work with the community to elevate the voices of MIT through the AI-assisted sensemaking process, and begin to paint the constellation of our collective experiences. Anyone at MIT who is curious about the process, or would like to get involved, please reach out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is designed to give all members of our community the opportunity to hear \u2013 and be heard. Stories emerging from realtalk conversations reflect a wide range of life experiences, enabling participants who share their stories \u2013 and who listen to others\u2019 \u2013 to discover new connections and hear new perspectives within the community. realtalk@MIT also provides participants the opportunity to elevate their stories for MIT leaders who might not otherwise hear them as the community joins together to&nbsp; build a constellation of MIT voices that reflect the full diversity of our experiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/realtalkmit\/\">realtalk@MIT web page<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:realtalk@mit.edu\">realtalk@mit.edu<\/a> to learn more about the program, join our mailing list, or express your interest in getting involved as a participant; get trained as a conversation leader or as sensemaker; or bring realtalk@MIT to your dorm, group, or department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-08-29_realtalk_undergradevent_31-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign indicates a realtalk@MIT conversation room during the undergraduate conversation day on August 29th. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6554","pressmedia","type-pressmedia","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressmedia\/6554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pressmedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pressmedia"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccc.mit.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}