Turn parsed material into a Canvas discussion topic
Give a document a next step by turning its useful ideas into a course discussion topic.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a discussion topic in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Useful questions and themes buried in course documents often never make it into a discussion students can respond to.
- Bring parsed material into a student discussion
- Reduce the steps between reading and course engagement
- Keep the discussion topic in the relevant Canvas course
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airparser and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Describe how to turn parsed content into an appropriate Canvas discussion topic.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real parsed document and check the resulting topic in Canvas.
Questions about this workflow
Can Airparser trigger the workflow directly?
Airparser has no listed trigger events here, so this workflow uses a Notis webhook.
Will Notis decide what to discuss from the document?
You can instruct Notis to identify a useful theme or question from the parsed content. Any course context or discussion requirements should be included in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airparser to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airparser 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.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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