Give new Canvas discussions useful guiding questions
Generate a few relevant prompts that help students explore a new discussion topic more deeply.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Text Chat Completion
Tool to generate text completions or chat responses using a specified llm model. use after assembling the conversation history to produce the next response.
Why this helps
A broad discussion topic can leave students unsure where to begin or how to contribute meaningfully.
- Offer students clearer starting points
- Generate prompts tied to available topic details
- Save instructor time when preparing discussion materials
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Ai ml api once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it from any channel.
- 3Describe in one instruction how many guiding questions to draft and what learning context to use.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and review the questions for relevance.
Questions about this workflow
Will these questions be added to the topic automatically?
No. The action generates text for the instructor to review and use.
Can I include course learning goals?
Yes. Include them in the instruction or provide them as context if they are not part of the event data.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Ai ml api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Ai ml api actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Text Chat Completion
Tool to generate text completions or chat responses using a specified llm model. use after assembling the conversation history to produce the next response.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Ai ml api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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