Originally posted on September 26, 2019 @ 10:30 am
Last week, on September 21st I presented at the CIS-EARCOS Regional Institute on Admissions and Guidance in Bangkok. My session, which I co-presented, was entitled “Understanding the IB TOK and EE for Admissions”.
This was the first time I had given a presentation at any conference so represented a significant step for me.
The presentation focussed on the questions:
- Are IBDP students fairly rewarded for completing the EE and TOK elements of the DP?
- Do university admissions officers understand what these courses require?
- How can students best show case their knowledge and development from these experiences in the applications to university?
My co-presenter and I spent the few months prior collecting data from university admissions officers and interviewing teachers and students about their experiences with these elements. We the presented our findings and thinking, inviting discussion about how universities thought the best way to proceed may be.