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It can be a very useful tool, for instance, where subject specific words and definitions are used 'loosely' in a given field but need to be agreed on for the purposes of group discussion – in this case a tutor may stipulate definitions within a glossary or use the tool to ask students to reach a consensus. Options include being able to moderate student entries and allowing student to comment upon entries.
What can it be used for?
- A reference for common terminology contributed by staff and/or students.
- A way to display a searchable list of FAQs.
- Staff ask all students to submit their definition for a particular term and either marks the responses, or chooses the best to publish to the group.
- Note: This requires multiple instances of the same term to be enabled in the settings.
Who can use it?
- Tutors can add terms.
- Students can (optionally) also add terms, with or without approval from a tutor.
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How do I set one up?
Detailed step by step guidance on how to set up and use the glossary activity Glossary_settings@moodledocs
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- To add a glossary to your course, Turn editing on, then click on the Add an activity or resource link and select Glossary.
- Enter a Name and Description (which you can display if you wish).
- Leave all the option settings as they are, including:
- Automatically link glossary entries - This means if an instance of a term appears in your course it is highlighted with the option to click and see a pop-up definition).
Approved by default - This means student entries will appear immediately and don't need to be approved by a tutor first.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and display.
Detailed step by step guidance on how to set up and use the glossary activity Glossary_settings@moodledocs
If you find any inaccurate or missing information you can even update this yourself (it's a communal wiki).
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Examples and case studies
- A reference for common terminology contributed by staff and/or students.
- A way to display a searchable list of FAQs.
- Staff ask all students to submit their definition for a particular term and either marks the responses, or chooses the best to publish to the group.
- Note: This requires multiple instances of the same term to be enabled in the settings.
The following example shows the pop-up entry, which appears after clicking on the term 'active learning' in a forum post.
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