Forum Discussion
Glossary feature
Is there a pre-built glossary feature in Rise? If not, have have others built a glossary when needed?
- SamLincolnCommunity Member
Hi Joe, there isn't a glossary option in Rise but you could make one using Storyline and use the Storyline Block in Rise to include it.
- JoeWaddington1Community Member
Thanks Sam! I'll take that approach...
- ChrisBibzak-5f2Community Member
If you have Studio 360, there is a glossary "widget" in Engage.
- MagdavanderW939Community Member
Is there a way to include course content in RISE for learners to hover over the word to see the definition? I am desperate for this as my course has so much technical jargon in it and its hard to make learning easy. I've asked this question previously in other forums - would love to get some help on this please :)
Hello, Magda. Currently, we don't have a feature to reveal more information when hovering over a word in Rise 360. We're tracking this feature request, and I'll let you know if anything changes!
- AllisonZnachko-Community Member
I'd like to request this again. I have a lot of technical topics that I have courses on, and a quick Acronym hover would be very helpful. Thank you.
- DarrenNashCommunity Member
Using a Storyline Block might be useful for a Glossary, but if the course is set to restricted then the Glossary Lesson section wont be available unless they get to it? Can you add a lesson (which would be needed to make it available throughout the course and not just in one lesson) that is exempt from the restricted setting?
Hi Darren! Good question. There isn't a way to make one lesson unrestricted when the rest are restricted.
It sounds like you want to give learners access to the glossary at any time. Instead of using a Storyline Block, perhaps you could host the Storyline content on a web server. Then, add a hyperlink to the Storyline content in the course description on the main menu page.
- DarrenNashCommunity Member
It is an option but ideally having a Glossary or Notes option within the Rise course would be better. It is not always best practice to send someone to an external link while doing an Elearning module, it can be distracting. If this is the only option then I will set it up and see if it is acceptable for the customer.
Thanks, Darren. While an external link is the only option right now, I'm happy to share your feature idea with our team!
- AllisonZnachko-Community Member
Yes, I'd like to also make this request for an internal glossary feature and a rollover/hint on technical words within my course. We have to restrict our course navigation, so the storyline block doesn't work. I've also tried to make the glossary it's own lesson, but that doesn't work either. This need will continue to be a need for my technical courses. Thank you for adding to the list of updates needed.
- AndreaPulidoCommunity Member
I would definitely agree with the comments above. I work in the finance industry and we have a lot of complex terminology that we cover in our training. While I love the ease of using Rise 360 for smaller courses and m-learning, I am struggling with the lack of certain features, particularly the glossary or rollover/hint capability. This functionality would greatly benefit a lot of learners, especially those that may not be tech savvy.
- celitoCommunity Member
This roll-over feature is very useful and necessary. It is easy in Storyline with hover and layers. I hope this would be in Rise soon.