GAEW Training Canvas Course [non-credit]

This KB outlines the steps for graduate students to take to successfully complete Part 1 of the GAEW Training and have their score recorded in Canvas. This is a self-guided training that can take (on average) 90 minutes to review and interact with the content.

The Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshops, (GAEWs), are employee professional development sessions offered each academic year for Teaching Assistants (TAs), Program/Project Assistants (PAs) and Research Assistants (RAs). GAEWs have two components: one live, virtual workshop offered seventeen times each academic year and a companion asynchronous course offered via Canvas. TAs cannot be reappointed for more than one semester unless they have completed both GAEW components. TAs, PAs, and RAs are required to complete the GAEWs only once as a UW-Madison Graduate Assistant. The workshops provide participants with information regarding rights, responsibilities, workplace expectations, and resources; promote belonging, excellence, and inclusion; and foster student and employee success.

Participants receive information about relevant laws, policies, regulations, resources, and best practices; explore the practical application of these policies to teaching, learning, and research environments; and engage in conversations designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and excellence. The sessions encourage the development of competencies that sustain and strengthen UW–Madison’s position of preeminence in research and higher education and advance critical campus strategic priorities.

Note: this KB only addresses the Canvas training, and does not address the live, virtual workshops (Part 2) that are also required as part of the eligibility requirements for graduate students’ positions.

 

Login to Canvas

From the communications sent from the GAEW Coordinators, please follow the instructions to login to Canvas and locate the GAEW Training in your Canvas dashboard.

Technical Requirements

To successfully complete the training, it is strongly recommended that you USE THE FOLLOWING:

    • Devices: laptop or desktop computer
    • Web Browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
  • Strong internet connection

DO NOT USE:

  • Cell phone
  • iPad or Tablet
  • Canvas mobile app
  • Safari web browser
  • Edge web browser

NOTE: If you use anything other than the recommended tools, you may run into technical difficulties that will prevent you from completing the program or prevent you from having your final score recorded in Canvas.

Completing the Training

Once you have read all of the instructions and reached the Assignment in Canvas, follow these steps to successfully complete the training:

    1. Select the Load Graduate Assistant Equity Workshop (GAEW) in a new window button.
    2. Participate in the self-guided training content.
      1. This takes an average of 90 minutes to complete.
      2. The program will save your progress to the last lesson that you completed (if you use a recommended device and web browser), so you can leave and return at a later time.
    3. Ensure that you have reached 100% in the progress bar on the left.
      1. If you are only at 95%, scroll to the bottom of the last page until you reach 100%.
    4. Close the tab in which the training appears.
      1. You MUST do this for your score to be recorded in Canvas
    5. Return to Canvas, select the Grades link, and verify that your score has been recorded with a green check mark and the Total column shows 100%.
    6. Consult the listing of the live workshop times to register for a live, virtual workshop to complete Part 2 requirements.

Getting Help

Technical Support

If you have any technical difficulties with the program, please contact the DoIT Help Desk.They should be your first point of contact. Examples of reasons for technical support includes:

  • Accessing email
  • Logging into Canvas
  • Verifying internet connectivity
  • GAEW training not loading in a new tab
  • GAEW training not saving your progress
  • Canvas not recording your final score

Program Support

Contact Luis Pinero by email at luis.pinero@wisc.edu or by phone at (608) 263-5244. Examples of program support include:

  • Any questions about the training and GAEW program in general
  • Registering for the live, virtual workshops
  • Accessing the live, virtual workshops via Zoom

    Keywords:
    The Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshops certification compliance non timetable TA 
    Doc ID:
    155821
    Owned by:
    Learn@UW Madison in Learn@UW
    Created:
    2025-10-17
    Updated:
    2025-10-23
    Sites:
    DoIT Help Desk, Learn@UW