Automated reminders for grading deadlines

Purpose

1.1. Automate reminders for grading deadlines to ensure faculty submits grades on time.
1.2. Automating communications between academic management and faculty to prevent missed deadlines.
1.3. Automator reduces manual follow-ups and accelerates academic reporting cycles.
1.4. Automates escalation for repeated non-compliance to departmental heads.
1.5. Automatable tracking of reminders sent and faculty adherence to deadlines.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automate detection of upcoming grading deadlines from academic calendar or LMS.
2.2. Automating triggers when a deadline is approaching (e.g., 7 days, 3 days, 1 day before).
2.3. Automatedly trigger based on late grade submission or upon system log-in if deadline has passed.
2.4. Automate escalation trigger after multiple missed reminders.
2.5. Automator syncs with timetable or schedule updates for dynamic adaptation.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate SMS reminders via Twilio Programmable Messaging API. Configure webhook event for deadline reminders.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Send automated email reminders. Use Mail Send API, schedule with X-SMTPAPI headers.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate channel/private message reminders with chat.postMessage API and cron scheduler.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automated notifications using Graph API to post adaptive cards to faculty channels.
3.5. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Auto-create calendar events/invite with Reminder API, automate with Apps Script triggers.
3.6. Outlook Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automate event creation and automated reminders via Microsoft Graph Calendar API.
3.7. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate Reminders/Tasks with Process Builder or Flow on grading deadline objects.
3.8. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Use Asana API for automating task creation with due dates and reminders.
3.9. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate card due reminders via Trello API and Power-Ups automatedly.
3.10. Zoom
• Feature/Setting: Automate reminders for post-class deadlines using Zoom APIs chat.post and meeting reminders.
3.11. Moodle
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications via Webservice/API; schedule messages in the notification API.
3.12. Canvas LMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate inbox or email through Canvas API with Reminder objects.
3.13. Google Workspace
• Feature/Setting: Automate Gmail/email reminders using Apps Script and trigger via Timed Triggers.
3.14. Apple iCloud Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automate event/reminder creation via Calendar API, schedule deadlines automatedly.
3.15. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Send automated grading deadline notifications with WhatsApp Message Templates.
3.16. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Automated ticket reminders via Triggers/Automations for overdue grading actions.
3.17. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Automate DM or channel reminders using Bot and MessageCreate endpoint.
3.18. Pipedrive
• Feature/Setting: Automate activities or follow-ups tied to deadlines using Activities API.
3.19. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Schedule deadline reminders via Automations and integrate with Notifications API.
3.20. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate task and email workflow reminders for grading via Workflows API.
3.21. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automated deadline alerts and notifications with Reminders API and Recurrence Rules.
3.22. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automate grading deadline campaigns via Scheduled Email API.

Benefits

4.1. Automates faculty compliance, reducing manual oversight effort.
4.2. Automating reminders improves academic workflow reliability.
4.3. Accelerates deadline adherence with automated nudges.
4.4. Enables automated escalation, enforcing accountability.
4.5. Centralizes reminder management, reducing administrative errors.
4.6. Provides auditable automation logs for quality assurance.
4.7. Automatedly increases submission rates and reduces late penalties.