Create starter assignments for new subscribers
Turn signup into an immediate first action inside Canvas.
Trigger
Subscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber subscribes to Mailchimp
Action
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Why this helps
New learners receive access but no clear first task.
- Provides an immediate next step
- Standardizes onboarding tasks
- Reduces setup work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Mailchimp and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation specifying the qualifying audience, course, assignment title, and instructions.
- 3Pick the Mailchimp Subscribe Trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real subscription.
Questions about this workflow
Will this create duplicates for repeat events?
Tell Notis to check for an existing matching assignment before creating one if deduplication is needed.
Can the assignment be ungraded?
Yes. Include the grading preference in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Mailchimp to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Mailchimp 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 global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Campaign Trigger
Triggered when a campaign is sent or experiences an event in Mailchimp
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Profile Update Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber's profile is updated in Mailchimp
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Subscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber subscribes to Mailchimp
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Unsubscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber unsubscribes from Mailchimp
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Mailchimp and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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