Give learners a useful question to debate
Use a campaign claim as a starting point for a focused course debate with room for evidence and different views.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a discussion topic in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Potentially rich examples often remain one-way messages instead of becoming thoughtful learning conversations.
- Turn one relevant claim into a structured discussion topic.
- Encourage learners to support their views with evidence.
- Use authentic material as a course discussion starting point.
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 find a course-relevant claim in campaign content and create a discussion topic that asks for reasoned responses.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis decide which claims are appropriate?
The prompt should define the course context and suitability criteria. Test with one real example before relying on repeated runs.
Can the topic include multiple viewpoints?
Yes. Ask for a neutral prompt that invites different supported perspectives.
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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