Claude-skill-registry academic-course-setup-automator

When the user needs to set up multiple academic courses in a learning management system (Canvas/LMS) from structured data sources. This skill automates the entire workflow extracting course schedules from emails/attachments, matching instructors from CSV files, creating courses, enrolling teachers, publishing announcements with class details, uploading syllabi, enabling resource sharing for instructors teaching multiple courses, and publishing all courses. Triggers include course schedule setup, Canvas/LMS administration, academic term preparation, instructor assignment, syllabus distribution, and multi-course management.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/academic-course-setup-automator" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-academic-course-setup-automator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/academic-course-setup-automator/SKILL.md

Academic Course Setup Automator

Purpose

Automate the creation and configuration of academic courses in Canvas (or similar LMS) from a master schedule and instructor list. This skill handles the end-to-end process from data extraction to final course publication.

Primary Workflow

1. Initial Data Gathering

Search for schedule email: Look for emails with subject "Course Schedule Notification" or similar
Download schedule attachment: Extract the course schedule (typically markdown/CSV format)
Load instructor data: Read teacher emails from CSV file in workspace
Verify admin identity: Get current user profile to determine which courses to manage

2. Data Processing

Parse course schedule: Extract courses for the current administrator
Map instructors: Match instructor names to Canvas user IDs using email addresses
Identify multi-course instructors: Flag instructors teaching multiple courses for resource sharing

3. Course Creation & Configuration

Create courses: Generate all courses for the administrator
Enroll instructors: Add teachers to their respective courses
Publish announcements: Create course announcements with instructor name and class time
Upload syllabi: Attach syllabus PDFs from workspace to corresponding courses
Update course settings: Set public syllabus and publish courses

4. Resource Sharing Setup

Create resource sharing notices: Add announcements indicating related courses for instructors teaching multiple sections
Cross-reference courses: Provide course IDs for easy navigation between related courses

Key Requirements Met

✅ Assign correct instructors as teachers using email mapping
✅ Publish announcements with instructor names and class times
✅ Set up resource sharing for instructors teaching multiple courses
✅ Publish syllabi for each course
✅ Publish all courses

Critical Success Factors

Email search precision: Must find the correct schedule email
Instructor mapping accuracy: Email addresses must match Canvas user records
Course naming consistency: Course codes should follow institutional conventions
File path accuracy: Syllabus files must match course names in workspace

Common Edge Cases

Missing instructor records in Canvas
Syllabus files not found in workspace
Duplicate course names
Large number of courses requiring batch processing

Optimization Notes

Batch course creation where possible
Use consistent naming patterns for course codes
Validate all operations before proceeding to next step
Maintain clear logging of created resources for verification