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Glossary

The glossary enables you and your learners to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary, or to collect and organise resources or information.

In a tutor-supported course, a tutor can allow learners to attach files to glossary entries. Attached images are displayed in the entry, which can be searched or browsed alphabetically, or by category, date or author. Entries can be approved by default or can require approval by a tutor before they are viewable by everyone.

Some of the collaborative elements need to be limited for a glossary that’s in a course that isn’t supported by a tutor; otherwise, the glossary could attract a lot of spam, or unsubstantiated comments or amendments.

If the glossary’s auto-linking filter is enabled on an entry, that entry will automatically be linked to the glossary definition wherever it appears in the course.

A tutor can allow comments on entries. Entries can also be rated by tutors or students (peer evaluation). Ratings can be aggregated to form a final grade which is recorded in the gradebook.

Glossaries have many uses, such as:

• a bank of key terms (either static or collaborative)
• a ‘handy tips’ resource of best practice in a practical subject
• a sharing area of useful videos, images or sound files
• a revision resource of facts to remember.