10.17. About the Glossary

What is a Glossary?

The Glossary is a module that functions as a dictionary shared among course participants.

10.17.1. How to Use the Glossary

1. Install the Glossary module.

2. Configure the glossary settings.

3. Click "Add entry" to register a term. After entering the entry details, click "Save changes"

10.17.2. Glossary Settings

<General>

• Name: The name of the glossary.

• Description: This is the description for the glossary.

• Glossary Type: Select either Main Glossary or Sub-Glossary.

  • Main Glossary: This is the primary glossary for the course. You can consolidate the contents of sub-glossaries by importing data from them. Only one can be created within a course.
  • Secondary Glossary: This is a glossary that can be created multiple times within a course. By using it on a per-unit basis, it can serve as a specialized glossary for specific subject areas. You can create sub-glossaries for each group and then consolidate the completed content into the main glossary.

<Entries>

• Approve by default: Set whether to approve entries in the glossary as you view them.

• Always allow editing: Set whether students are allowed to edit entries at any time.

• Duplicate entries allowed: Allows duplicate entries for terms with the same name.

• Allow comments on entries: Allows authorized users to comment on entries.

• Automatically link glossary entries: Configure the system so that when a term listed in the glossary is used within a course, a link to the glossary is created. (If this feature is to be used, the administrator must enable the linking function.)

<Appearance>

• Display Format: Configure the display settings for the glossary.

  • Simple Dictionary Style: A display format that resembles a standard dictionary.

• Full (with author): This layout resembles a forum, displaying the names of the posters.

• Full (Without author): The display format is the same as "Full (Authored)," but the author's name is not displayed.

• Encyclopedia: This is the format in which attached images are displayed.

• Continuous (Without author): A format with no breaks between entries and no display of the author's name.

• FAQ: This format displays questions and answers related to the entry.

• Entry List: This format displays only the entry names.

• Approval of Display Format: Set this option if you want to display entries added by participants in a format other than the one specified in the "Display Format" field.

• Entries shown per page: Set the number of entries to display per page.

• Show alphabet links: Displays links in alphabetical order to facilitate indexing.

• Show all links: Set this option to display all entries at once.

• Show special links: Displays links from special characters such as # and @.

• Allow print view: Configure this setting to display a page view for printing.

<Ratings>

• Aggregate type: Sets how the grade is displayed.

  • Average of ratings: The average of all scores.

  • Count of ratings: The number of items that have been evaluated and contribute to the final score.

  • Maximum ratings: The maximum score will be the final score.

  • Minimum ratings: The minimum grade will be the final grade.

  • Sum of ratings: All scores are added together.

  • No rating: Will not appear on the report card.
    
    

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