Activity Types - A Brief Introduction

4. Resource - Glossary

The Glossary activity module allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a course dictionary. 

Glossary can be used in many ways, including as a collaborative activity for the learners, or a resource created exclusively by the instructor. Entries can be categorized, are searchable, and can be browsed in different formats. 

If enabled within the course, the auto-linking feature will highlight any word in the course that is also located in the Glossary. Clicking the word will display a pop over with the Glossary definition, including any media in the entry. 

Note: While you can restore or import the Glossary itself between courses, the Glossary entries are not included when you restore or import course content. They need to be imported separately. To do this, export the entries from your original Glossary to a .xml file you'll be prompted to download. Then open the Glossary in the new course, open the Glossary settings, and choose "Import".  Here you can upload your file to restore the previous entries.