{"id":304,"date":"2021-03-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/?p=304"},"modified":"2021-02-17T09:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T09:01:22","slug":"what-does-that-mean-again-glossary-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/2021\/03\/02\/what-does-that-mean-again-glossary-building\/","title":{"rendered":"What does that mean again?  Glossary Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use a glossary?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;A glossary is a great reference tool for a student, especially when they\u2019re studying material which is quite technical and contains a vocabulary which is specific to the subject.&#8221;<\/p><cite>David McGeeney, MCR8019 Module Leader<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Well, our students come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds, are based in different countries and have different experiences.&nbsp; And when you&#8217;re dealing with clinical scenarios you really can&#8217;t afford to allow confusion and misinterpretation to happen, especially where the subject material is quite technical.&nbsp; Adding a glossary to ONC8004: Developments in Diagnostic Imaging in Oncology allows us to focus the webpage content on teaching and learning whilst linking to explanatory terms for those who need it.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Victoria Hewitt, ONC8004 Module Leader<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of using a Glossary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensures all students are familiar with discipline specific vocabulary<\/li><li>Provides a reliable reference tool students can use throughout their studies<\/li><li>Content can be more concise <\/li><li>Easy to create<\/li><li>Can be rolled over year after year<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making your own Glossary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It could be as simple as having a dedicated page located near the start of the content which students can reference throughout the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/files\/2021\/02\/glossary-screenshots.gif\" alt=\"screenshot of a glossary in canvas\" class=\"wp-image-315\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ncl.instructure.com\/courses\/30988\/pages\/glossary\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ncl.instructure.com\/courses\/30988\/pages\/glossary\" target=\"_blank\">example glossaries<\/a> in the FMS Community, along with instructions on how to add navigation options such as an A-Z menu at the top and &#8216;Back to top&#8217; links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why use a glossary? &#8220;A glossary is a great reference tool for a student, especially when they\u2019re studying material which is quite technical and contains a vocabulary which is specific to the subject.&#8221; David McGeeney, MCR8019 Module Leader &#8220;Well, our students come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds, are based in different countries and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/2021\/03\/02\/what-does-that-mean-again-glossary-building\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What does that mean again?  Glossary Building&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7576,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,10],"tags":[12,58,66,63,114],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guide","category-pedagogy","tag-canvas","tag-canvas-pages","tag-diy","tag-guide","tag-pedagogy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7576"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fmstel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}