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Offer office hours after a new Canvas submission

Turn a fresh submission into a useful support conversation while the work is still active.

Trigger

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

Action

Create Meeting Request V2

Tool to create a new meeting request in calendarhero. use when scheduling a meeting with participants, time range, and additional details.

Why this helps

Students submit work but wait too long to ask questions or get unstuck.

  • Respond while questions are fresh
  • Reduce repeated clarification messages
  • Make support easier to schedule

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Calendarhero in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation that creates an office hours meeting request for each new submission.
  • 3Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger.
  • 4Choose a report channel and test with one real submission.

Questions about this workflow

Can the request be limited to certain assignments?

Yes. Specify the assignment or course context in your instruction when the event provides it.

Can Notis explain why the meeting is offered?

Yes. Ask it to reference the submission and suggest a focused support purpose.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Calendarhero. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Calendarhero actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Calendar Connection

Tool to add a calendar integration to a user's account. use after gathering provider credentials.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Contact

Tool to create a new contact. use after confirming contact details before making the api call.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Meeting Request V2

Tool to create a new meeting request in calendarhero. use when scheduling a meeting with participants, time range, and additional details.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Fetch Contact

Fetch contact

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Fetch Meeting Details

Tool to fetch details for meetings within a specified timeframe. use this after user provides start and end datetimes in iso8601.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Fetch User Profile

Tool to fetch the profile details of the authenticated user. use after obtaining a valid access token.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

List Meetings

Tool to retrieve the user's meetings within a specified timeframe. use after confirming date range to fetch raw calendar data.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

List Meeting Templates

Tool to list all meeting templates available for quick scheduling. use after authenticating and when you need to retrieve available templates before scheduling.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Calendarhero, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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