Give a course cohort a focused practice task
Use a specific campaign context to shape a practical assignment for the learners it relates to.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
A generic task can feel disconnected from the examples and messages a learner cohort has seen.
- Connect a practice task to a relevant campaign context.
- Make assignment instructions more specific to the cohort's learning setting.
- Avoid rewriting similar tasks from scratch.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveTrail and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to create a practice assignment from the supplied campaign and cohort context, using only details in the request or connected data.
- 4Pick a webhook as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow assign the task to a specific section?
The selected action creates an assignment in a specified course. Any section-specific behavior should be confirmed against the action's available options.
Can the campaign cohort be inferred?
Provide the cohort context in the webhook request unless it is explicitly available in returned ActiveTrail data.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveTrail to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveTrail triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveTrail and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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