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Once you have selected a Section to add, the bottom of the
screen displays a choice of templates for adding content. Choose a template,
and then follow the on-page instructions for that section on the following
screen.
If using your default content directory (…/sections/), you
may add subdirectories below it on your server to hold images, video, audio or
other web pages. In fact, each location referenced as a course content section
may be a complex web site with its own navigation and various content formats.
Use the "Show Content Library" link to open a window displaying all
files in the appropriate content area. Click on the content link to
automatically load it in the content input box.
Once you have entered a title, you may type the location
below the “Enter the full web address” prompt, or click on the “Show Content
Library” link that displays the files you have loaded into your Content
Library. This allows you to choose a file directly from the list.
Click the “Add” button to save this information. The system
will locate the content and display it in the lower section of the screen
immediately.
If you see an “Error 404 – Not Found” message, you have
incorrectly specified the location of the material for this content section. A
“Delete” button just above the content display window lets you delete the
definition for this section and begin again.
If you were using an authored lesson as the content for this
section, you would have clicked on the “Choose an Authored Lesson” link. Then
you would have chosen a lesson from those you have authored in FlexAuthoring.
Until you add a Course Content Section, no learner will ever
see your authored learning screens. For authored content, you add Content
Sections in the usual manner, with a few small differences.
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Training
The proposed rule allows regions to develop a Regional Architecture as a separate activity, or incrementally, as major ITS investments are developed within a region. Do reviewers anticipate particular difficulties with implementing and documenting either approach?
Comments: Nine commenters provided responses to this question. Commenters largely did not favor one approach over the other. One commenter suggested that a regional ITS architecture with a twenty year time horizon is impractical and infeasible. One commenter suggested that either approach would require additional staff resources.
Response: The agency was concerned about the time horizon and development process needed to create a regional ITS architecture within the time period required and as a result suggested both an incremental and initial comprehensive approach. Based on the responses, the agency has modified the policy to be silent on the approach used to develop the regional ITS architecture. Instead, the agency focused on the products included in the regional ITS architecture, the effective date of the requirements, and the catalyst for requiring the development of a regional ITS architecture.
Do reviewers understand the relationships between the Integration Strategy, the Regional ITS Architecture, and the ITS Project Architecture?
Comment: Seven commenters provided a response to this question. In general, commenters did not understand the relationship between the Integration Strategy, regional ITS architecture, and the ITS Project Architecture. One commenter suggested that flexibility in application of project architecture must be maintained to accommodate legacy systems and to take advantage of technological innovation, while maintaining the outcome of interoperability, where applicable.
Response: The Agency is concerned with linkage between the planning process and the project development process. However, this policy only deals with the project level requirements.
Planning level requirements, including the Integration Strategy, will be explained as the Metropolitan and Statewide Planning Process rulemaking process is advanced. This policy only requires that the regional ITS architecture should be consistent with the transportation planning process. A definition for a project level ITS architecture has been added to the policy.
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