Build Searchable Interactive Glossaries That Live Inside Your Course
Build Searchable Interactive Glossaries That Live Inside Your Course
When a learner hits an unfamiliar term, they either skip it or leave the course to search for it. Either way, you've lost them.
Rise has no native glossary block. Building a searchable, filterable glossary in Storyline means text input variables, search logic, dynamic content display, and JavaScript — a developer project, not a designer task.
The Glossary Generator lets you enter terms and definitions in a visual editor, then export a single HTML file and embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML. Learners search and explore jargon in context without ever leaving the course.
Use it for technical onboarding, medical lexicons, legal terminology, and any domain where mastering vocabulary is prerequisite to mastering the content.
How To Use the Generators
Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.
Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.
Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.
Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.
Common Use Cases
Technical Onboarding: Provide a central hub for new hires to master company-specific acronyms and software terminology.
Compliance Training: Define legal or regulatory terms within a module to ensure total clarity and mitigate risk.
Medical or Scientific Education: Create a searchable database of complex terms for students to reference during simulations.
Technical Specifications
Visual Interface for Code: Focus on your instructional strategy while the generator handles the complex logic of tile-flipping and matching.
Fixed-Frame Optimization: Specifically designed to maintain grid integrity within iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.
WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support to ensure the matching activity is accessible.
Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable settings that give the designer the ability to choose their own specific brand colors for any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.