SPOT Re-certification

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 current faculty contract specifies: “SPOT certification is valid for a period of four (4) years. Every four (4) years, professors will be required to obtain a recertification ... approved by the Academic Senate, not to exceed four (4) hours.” -- (13.A.3) in the Faculty Contract

Need to Recertify This Year?

For those of you who have not yet submitted your certificates for the 2024-2025 academic year, we ask that you hold off on submitting recertification paperwork for the moment. We are currently working on a way to automate this process, which we hope to have in place after the start of the new year. We thank you for your patience!

Steps to Recertify:

Sign up for and complete the mandatory RSI Requirement. A stipend may be available!
- If you are teaching online, 1 of these hours must be an RSI Review.
- If you are not teaching online, 1 of these hours must include any of the following workshops that address RSI:
  - RSI Labs 1-4
  - RSI for Equity & Inclusion
Take the 1-hour mandatory Regulations Update self-paced course.
Complete 2 more hours of additional SPOT-recertification qualifying workshops.
- Check your transcript in POD. You may have already completed activities in your recertification window!
- If you need more workshops, self-paced and asynchronous sessions are available to choose from! (Check out the What courses are Approved FAQ for previously approved workshops; use our search engine to find future and self-paced workshops.)
Submit your recertification documents after you have completed all your hours.
- You can complete your certification requirements anytime within the 4 year period, but please do not submit your documentation earlier than the academic year in which your certification is due.

Search for approved workshops here!

To see all workshops that are approved for SL/SPOT recertification, simply click "Search" below. You will see the full list of qualifying activities. To search for workshops by the specific Workshop Title, Workshop Type (self-paced, synchronous (e.g., live in Zoom), or F2F), or Semester Offered (for live workshops only), use those search fields to narrow the entries.

Select any filters you wish to use (optional).
Click the “Search” button.
The workshops listed are all approved for DL/SPOT Recertification.

FAQ

- What do I need to submit for recertification?
  You will need a Certificate of Completion either from POD or @ONE. Please make certain that upload either a PDF or document file. Please submit all your documentation at one time.
- What happens after I submit my Recertification Form?
  Please give us a week to review and process your submission. Once processed, your information should be updated on our SPOT Certified Faculty Page and you will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been approved.
- Do Canvas Workshops count for recertification?
  Basic Canvas workshops such as Growing with Canvas do not count. You can use our search engine to find advanced Canvas workshops that have been approved.
- Do you have self-paced workshops?
  Yes, we have several self-paced workshops that have been approved. Under "Workshop Type," select "self-paced" in the search above to filter to the available options. Each self-paced workshop entry links to the sign up in either POD or Canvas, making it easy for you to sign up.
- My course was quality-badged through the Peer Online Course Review (POCR) process. Is my certification for that enough to submit?
  First, congratulations on completing POCR! If you received a quality-badged certificate during the 4 year period, please submit that. Regulations Update is still required, however.
- Can I submit my recertification early?
  We cannot process any requests that are submitted early. For example, if your due date is 7/31/2025, you can submit anytime during the 2024-2025 academic year. If you submit earlier, we will ask you to wait until your recertification is actually due. Our system is set up based on the initial date you completed SPOT or other comparable certification, and we cannot process early submissions.

Contact the Office of Distance Learning for additional Questions

Name	Office	Email
Office of Distance Learning and Instructional Technology	6-262	distancelearning@mtsac.edu