Organize Course Collaboration the Moment You Enroll
New course, new chaos. Instead of ad-hoc Slack threads scattered everywhere, Notis automatically creates a dedicated Slack channel the moment you're added to a Canvas course. Your team has an instant hub for that course—materials, deadlines, and discussions all in one place.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Create a channel-based conversation
Creates a new public or private slack channel with a unique name; the channel can be org-wide, or team-specific if `team id` is given (required if `org wide` is false or not provided).
Why this helps
You enroll in a new class and suddenly have Canvas in one tab, email notifications, and scattered Slack threads about that course. There's no single source of truth and you feel like you're managing five different information streams just to keep up with one course.
- Instant organization—no more setting up channels manually
- Single hub for all course-related conversation
- Reduces fragmentation across tabs and threads
- Onboards teammates instantly with structured space
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack.
- 2Create Automation: Name ('Course Channels'), Prompt ('Create a Slack channel automatically when I enroll in a new Canvas course'), Channel (your ops or admin channel for run reports), Trigger ('New Course Created for User').
- 3When you get added to a Canvas course, a fresh Slack channel appears within seconds.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize the channel name format?
Yes—specify a naming convention in your prompt (e.g., 'course-[course-name]').
Who automatically gets invited to the new channel?
Refine the prompt to invite your study group, team, or just leave it open for people to join.
What if I'm in a lot of courses?
Each course gets its own channel—a clean, organized dashboard of all your commitments.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Slack actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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