Prepare a clear welcome for every new Canvas course
Start a new course with a ready-to-review welcome that points students toward their first steps.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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
Course setup creates many small communications tasks that are easy to postpone until students need them.
- Prepare first-day communication faster
- Give students a clear starting point
- Keep course-specific details in the instructor's hands
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 what welcome message and first steps to draft from the available course details.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real newly created course and verify all details before sharing.
Questions about this workflow
Will this add the message to the course?
No. It generates a draft for the course owner to review and place where appropriate.
Can it include a course schedule?
Only if that information is provided in the event context or supplied in the instruction.
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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
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Moderation Completion
Tool to classify input text or image for safety using a moderation model. use after receiving user-generated content to filter out unsafe material.
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.
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