Answer Common Course Questions
Every few minutes, WebRun scans Teachable discussion boards for unanswered student questions, drafts a helpful response for each one drawing on your course materials, and posts a summary to Slack so you can approve and publish with one click.
How can I automatically answer common student course questions?
WebRun scans Teachable discussion boards every few minutes for unanswered student questions, drafts a helpful response for each one drawing on your course materials, and posts a summary to Slack for your approval - so students get fast replies and instructors avoid reading every thread.
- Student questions receive drafted replies within minutes
- Instructors review only flagged answers, not every thread
- Course engagement improves with consistent, timely responses
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What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
teachable.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Teachable - detect unanswered student questions
teachable.com
WebRun opens Teachable to detect unanswered student questions. - Open Teachable and go to the Q&A or Comments section of each active course
- Find questions posted in the last hour that have no instructor reply
- Capture the student name, the question text, and which lesson it belongs to
Done when All unanswered questions from the past hour are captured with their context.
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Gmail - draft a response for each question
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to draft a response for each question. - Draft a clear, accurate answer to each question referencing the relevant course material
- Flag questions that require a nuanced or sensitive reply for your personal attention
- Save each draft - do not publish to the discussion board until you approve
Done when A draft answer is ready for every unanswered question, held pending your approval.
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Slack - alert you to approve and post
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to alert you to approve and post. - Post a summary of this run's unanswered questions with the draft answers inline
- Include the student name, question, and the lesson it relates to
- Prompt you to approve or edit before publishing to the course board
Done when You have been notified of every pending Q&A draft with all the context needed to approve.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it publish answers to students without my sign-off?
Never. Every answer is drafted and held - nothing appears on the discussion board until you explicitly approve and post it. You are always the last step.
How does it know the right answer?
It draws on your course lessons, syllabus, and any reference materials you have provided. Questions it cannot confidently answer are flagged for your personal response.
What if the same question comes up repeatedly?
It recognises repeat questions and suggests the same approved answer rather than drafting a new one each time - helping you build a FAQ over time.
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