Brightspace's Glossary Tool

The Glossary is a tool on Brightspace that allows instructors to provide a list of key terms and definitions. It can link to any course content.

This Information is Intended for:
Instructors, Students

To add terms to your Glossary and link them to course content follow these steps:

  1. Click on Course Admin on your course. 

    Points at the Course Admin of Brightspace Course
  2. In the “Site Resources” section, go to Glossary 

    Points at Brightspace Glossary
  3. Click on "New Term" 

    Points at Add New Term in Brightspace Glossary
  4. Fill the appropriate fields.
  5. Link the term to the topic where the word appears 

    Shows screen of adding new term in Brightspace Glossary. Links to course content is Highlighted
  6. Copy the link of the glossary in the search bar; it should look something like “mycourses.stonybrook.edu/d2l/lms/glossary/glossary.d2l?ou=13373678&nb=1”  
  7. Add the link to the description of an assignment, content, discussion, etc.  

    Displays glossary being linked onto course content
  8. To students, the glossary will look like an alphabetical list of terms and definitions 

    Displays how the Glossary tool in Brightspace looks like
This Content Last Updated:
08/12/2026

Supported By


Academic Technology Services
Brightspace Support via SUNY Helpdesk
Phone: 1-844-673-6786
This Information is Intended for:
Instructors, Students
Estimated Read Time:
1 minutes
This Content Last Updated:
08/12/2026