If you teach online at Mt. SAC, you have been SPOT-certified. Online professors already know: using technology for teaching is a continuous learning process!
The new faculty contract (2019/2020) now specifies: “SPOT certification is valid for a period of four (4) years. Every four (4) years, professors will be required to obtain a recertification through a condensed SPOT training approved by the Academic Senate, not to exceed four (4) hours.” -- (13.A.3) in the Faculty Contract
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- How do I know when my recertification is due?
Recertification is based on your original SPOT certification date. You can find your
date on the SPOT certified faculty distance learning page.- From the top list “Faculty” choose SPOT-certified faculty
- Filter or search for your name to find your SPOT completion date
- Find out when your SPOT recertification is due based on this table:
SPOT Certification (or last recertification) date Complete SPOT recertification by Training must take place in this date range Recertification is good until Before August 1, 2016 December 31, 2020 August 1, 2016-July 31, 2020 July 31, 2024 August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017 July 31, 2021 August 1, 2017-July 31, 2021 July 31, 2025 August 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018 July 31, 2022 August 1, 2018-July 31, 2022 July 31, 2026 August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019 July 31, 2023 August 1, 2019-July 31, 2023 July 31, 2027 August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020 July 31, 2024 August 1, 2020-July 31, 2024 July 31, 2028 August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021 July 31, 2025 August 1, 2021-July 31, 2025 July 31, 2029 August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022 July 31, 2026 August 1, 2022-July 31, 2026 July 31, 2030
- How do I know when my recertification is due?
Recertifying in SPOT: What Counts?
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- Click to see Approved Courses
Only approved workshops can be used toward SPOT recertification. Only workshops in the accepted date range (within 4 years of your recert due date) can be used.
- Mandatory 1-hour Regulations Update offered online or on campus.
- Already completed local workshops may count if they are in the 4-year training window.
- Approved local Mt. SAC workshops on Canvas/Accessibility/Distance Learning. NOTE: Introduction to Canvas sessions are ONLY approved for the period during Canvas migration (2016-17). Introductory Canvas courses, in general, are NOT approved for SPOT recertification.
- @ONE courses if they earn a badge or certificate (self-paced options do not count). @ONE courses must be moderated (i.e., take place over time), not be self-paced. The CVC OEI Vision Resource Center courses are self-paced and do not count toward SPOT recertification.
- Verified attendance at local Mt. SAC CanInnovate conference sessions.
- Verified attendance at Online Teaching Conference (OTC) 2017, 2018, and 2019. Please keep a copy of your registration receipt, and either your attendee badge or list of sessions you attended. NOTE: Because OTC 2020 provides no attendance verification, OTC 2020 sessions will not be accepted for SPOT Recertification.
JOIN THE REGS UPDATE WORKSHOP HERE.These past workshops or sessions qualify toward SPOT Recertification Hours:
Mt. SAC Workshops FLEX or Tech Week Activities Introductory Canvas courses do NOT count toward SPOT recertification
Grading in Canvas** (no “Lite” courses count) Spring 2018 Canvas Pre-Semester Intensive Series 1A and 2A August 2017
February 2018
August 2018
Think Like a Course Designer (multiple dates) Encouraging Student-to-Student Interaction in your DL Course August 2017
IT Accessibility workshops on Email, Word Docs, InDesign, PDFs within training time frame Accessible Technology Solutions Multiple sessions in Winter, Spring, and Fall 2018
Canvas Home Pages (multiple dates) Using the Library as your Secret Design Partner in Canvas Fall Flex 2017 Engaging Students by Creating Short Video Clips Using Youtube.com Engage Students with Audio and Video Asynchronously in Canvas Tech Week 2018 Canvas Complete: Grading in Canvas (multiple dates) Canvas Bling: Added Tools that Expand Canvas Functions Spring 2018 Creating Great Student Feedback in Canvas Practice Synchronous Online Interaction in Canvas Tech Week 2018 Tools & Tips for Synchronous Online Interaction in Canvas Tech Week 2018 Using Student Data for Teaching in Canvas Canvas Confidential: Learn Some Canvas Moves you may have Missed Fall Flex 2018 Creating Effective Discussions in Canvas FlipGrid: Video for Student Engagement Tech Week 2019
Spring Flex 2020
Canvas Pre-semester Intensive Spring 2019, Fall 2019 Local attendance at 2018 or 2019 CanInnovate sessions (must furnish proof of attendance) How to Limit Cheating on Online Exams in Canvas Tech week 2019 Canvas' New Gradebook (2020 and ongoing) Practice Making Documents Accessible Tech Week 2019 5 Tools to Make You an Accessibility Champ (2019 and ongoing) Spring and Fall 2020 Humanizing Your Online Course - An Overview (2020 and ongoing) Lights! Camera! Caption! Accessible Videos and Conferences Made Easy Fall 2020
Flex Day 2020
What's New in Canvas (2020 and ongoing) Course Design Shortcuts: Borrow, Share, and Leverage Tools to Create Student-Friendly Canvas Courses (multiple dates) Fall 2020
Flex Day 2020
Creating a Syllabus Based on Principles of Universal Design Spring 2019 Creating Videos with Screencast-o-Matic (2020 and ongoing) Proctorio: Proctoring Exams in Canvas Fall 2020 Ally, Your Accessibility Partner in Canvas (multiple dates) Build Better Courses, Faster, with CidiLabs in Canvas! (multiple dates) Next Level Design with Cidi Labs DesignPLUS in Canvas: Using the Intermediate and Advanced Tools Spring, Fall 2020 Easy and Engaging Videos in Canvas Studio The New and Improved Zoom in Canvas Flex Day Spring 2021 Build Your Class Community with Pronto, Warm-Up Activities, and More Flex Day Spring 2021 Make Your Course Exemplary with CVC Quality Review April 2021
Creating Dynamic Lectures Online (multiple dates) Part A
Part B
April 2021
April and May 2021
- Click to see Approved Courses
How Do I Find Approved Recertification Activities?
We want you to have options that add value to your online teaching skills! More online and on-demand workshops will be announced as they become available. Click "More" to see list of approved Recertification Activities.
- WANT TO COMPLETE REGULATIONS UPDATE ONLINE? CLICK HERE TO ENROLL IN REGS UPDATE ONLINE
- @ONE Trainings: Welcome to @ONE's Course List
- Please note: some @ONE activities do not receive credit/badges/certificates (for instance, self-paced activities do not). Most of the @ONE activities that do receive badges or certificates require significantly more than 4 hours of work to complete.
- Approved @ONE courses that count toward SPOT recertification: Creating Accessible Course Content; Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching; Humanizing Your Online Teaching
Are You Ready to Submit Your Recertification Evidence?
- Have you completed your mandatory 1-hour Regulations Update for SPOT Recertification Activity?
- Have you completed 3 other hours of approved Recertification activities within your training date range?
If so, you are ready to submit for SPOT Recertification!
Questions? E-mail the Distance Learning Faculty Coordinator
| Title | Name | |
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| Distance Learning Faculty Coordinator | Carol Impara | cimpara@mtsac.edu |
