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Getting A-HEAD on Headers in Canvas: Tips for Completing SPOT

This post includes SPOT Tips from Assistant Distance Learning Coordinator & SPOT Facilitator Catherine McKee.  TRUE or FALSE: The best way to create headings in Canvas is by adding formatting to the heading text such as bold, underlining, or typing text in all capital letters.   The answer is False! Read on to learn more about…Continue Reading Getting A-HEAD on Headers in Canvas: Tips for Completing SPOT

Let’s talk Distance Learning Amendment Forms

This post was created in collaboration with Mt. SAC Distance Learning Coordinator Carol Impara. In April 2020, the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) announced that all classes offered online starting Summer 2020 would be considered distance education — even classes offered because of an emergency campus closure. As a result, Mt. SAC needs all…Continue Reading Let’s talk Distance Learning Amendment Forms

SPOT Training: What is the SPOT Pre-Check? And how do I pass it?

This guest post is by Mt. SAC’s Assistant Distance Learning Coordinator,  Catherine McKee.  As the Assistance Distance Learning Coordinator at Mt. SAC, I facilitate SPOT (Skills and Pedagogy for Online Teaching), Mt. SAC’s certification process for professors planning to teach courses online at our college. If you have signed up for SPOT or you are interested in completing…Continue Reading SPOT Training: What is the SPOT Pre-Check? And how do I pass it?