How Do I Add Dictionary/Glossary Terms?

The Glossary of Terms, or Dictionary, feature allows you to add words and terms to your LMS for learners to reference. This is useful for terms used within content that may need to be referenced at a later time by the student.

Note: This feature is only available with the Novus III interface. To enable Novus III, go to General Settings -> Student Interface, and select Novus III for the setting The Novus Interface should be.

How Do I Add Terms to the Dictionary?

• Log in to a Main Administrator or other admin with Permissions to the Dictionary.
• On the Admin Navigation menu, select Dictionary Terms.
  • Click Add Category.
    • All Dictionary terms need to be associated with a category. This is to make it easier to locate terms later on.
    • Input a Title for your category, then click Save.
  • Once a category has been added, select Add Dictionary Term.
  • These are the options you will be presented with when adding a term:
    • Term - This is the name of the term for which you would like to supply a definition.
    • Definition - This is the definition of the term.
    • Keywords - Input keywords associated with the term that can be searched by the student. The keywords need to be comma-separated if adding multiple to the term.
    • Reference URL - If populated, this will display a button on the term labeled Reference URL and when clicked, will take the student to that reference material in a new tab.
    • Allow definition to be rated - This allows students to either provide a thumbs up or thumbs down for a term. NOTE: There is no limit to the amount of times a student can rate a term.
    • Auto-Launch URL - Provide this URL to students to link them directly to the term within the dictionary.
    • Display to Students
      • Always - The term will always display in the dictionary for the student.
      • Only when associated with a student's assigned content - The term will show only if the term is associated with a piece of content assigned to the student.
    • Categories - Select the category or categories in which you would like this term to be kept. This has no effect on the student interface and is only for categorization on the admin side of the LMS.
  • Duplicate a term:
    
    • Use the Duplicate button after selecting a term to create a copy of that term
      
      • By default the word copy is appended to the term's title to create a new term from the original, but you can also change the title to whatever you'd like.
      • All the same options for adding the term will show up in the Duplicate Term dialogue box (as shown above).

How Do I Associate a Dictionary Term with a Piece of Content?

• Locate the piece of content which you want to associate a term with.
  • Double-click to open the Edit Content window.
• Use the right-arrow to scroll over to the Associated Dictionary Terms tab.
  • Expand the category containing the term you want to associate.
  • Check the box next to the term and click Save.

How Do I Add a Dictionary Category to a User Group?

• From Admin Navigation, select User Groups.
• Double-click the user group you want to edit to open its properties.
• Go to the Associated Dictionary Categories tab
  
  • From there, you can select the category you want to display all terms within that category to the students in this group.
• Select Save at the bottom to save your changes

Note: This option overrides the Display to Students setting in the dictionary term(s) itself.

How Does the Learner Access the Dictionary?

The default way to access the Dictionary - with no setup needed by the admin - is to:

• Have the student go to their Content Page.
  • Click the "hamburger" menu and select Dictionary.

The other way is to add the Dictionary as a Custom Menu option to the navigation bar. The link needs to point to this location: /novusiii/content/dictionary.