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Keywords: glossary, dictionary, terms and conditions, FAQ, jargon.

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  1. To add a glossary to your course, Turn editing on, then click on the Add an activity or resource link and select Glossary.
  2. Enter a Name and Description (which you can display if you wish).
  3. Most of the time you can leave all the option settings as they are by default. However, you should consider these important settings:
    • Automatically link glossary entries - 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 - student entries will appear immediately and don't need to be approved by a tutor first.

  4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and display.

 

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Detailed step by step guidance on Glossary_settings is available on Moodle.orgGlossary_settings@moodledocs.

If you find any inaccurate or missing information you can even update this yourself (it's a communal wiki).

If you have a specific question about the tool please contact the Digital Education team.

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  • Provide a 'Quote of the Day' or a random picture gallery that changes each time the page is refreshed, using the Random Glossary block. Detailed step by step guidance on Random_glossary_entry_block@moodledocsblock is available on Moodle.org.
  • 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.

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