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The overall vision for the ECAAP (Embedding Content Across Academic Programmes) toolkit is that it can be used at every level within a Higher Education facility to track and embed content in modules, stages and programmes and ultimately link the delivery of this content to graduate attributes. The objective of the first stage of this project is to explore the feasibility of creating such a toolkit, through a mixture of desk research and a worked example.

The aim of this seminar was to introduce ECAAPT, a simple means by which to embed and track content, such as academic literacies, across modules and programmes. This tracking and mapping tool can contribute to a more coordinated and cohesive approach to the teaching and learning of various skills in many disciplines. In addition, this tool has the potential to be used as a structure for building and developing new programmes in a coherent and logical manner. It should be possible to show where the content necessary to develop the desired graduate attributes are, or could be, embedded across all stages of a programme. This can be useful for simplifying programmatic review, as well as ongoing programme checks and coherency. It may also be useful to map existing content relating to any module or programme across departments or in relation to specific graduate themes/attributes. Use of this tool may also indicate where there are openings to develop further learning opportunities for students, and where there may be overlap in delivery. The session began with an introduction to the tool itself and how it works before we moved on to present a worked example. This was followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.

"This presentation focused on the Student/Lecturer Legal dynamic. It began by outlining the legal framework in this area before exploring a number of specific issues including: Disruptive students and how lecturers should deal with this Social Media issues, including lecturers’ engagement with students on social media sites Bullying and Harassment of lecturers by students, and of students by lecturers. What constitutes bullying/harassment? What procedures should be followed? The relevant case law Sexual Harassment - what constitutes sexual harassment? The relevant case law Intellectual Property, recording lectures, lecturer’s notes Academic freedom in the classroom - freedom of speech for lecturers and students Data protection and student privacy. Examples of student personal data, how should this data be used and stored, how long should it be retained? Accommodating students with special needs The presentation also discussed disciplinary procedures and redress options for lecturers and students in the context of the issues outlined above."

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