With the DVSA moving over to marking learner tests by iPad/tablet in the near future, it’s inevitable the examiners marking the standards check and part 3 tests will be looking at the use of technology in lessons more favourably too.
Every year, major companies are also looking and progressing to more paperless ways of running their business to reduce running costs and help the environment. So why not start making the change yourself as a driving instructor? Get ahead of the times so you’re ready, rather than being a step behind and the last person on the wagon, so to speak.
Here are a few examples of technology and practical tools that can be used in lessons:
- Lesson planner
- Driving manual
- Images of potential hazards
- Images of junctions
- Videos from previous lesson – make sure you have the pupil’s consent or get learning examples off of YouTube
- Use the marking sheet (via iPad/tablet) to manage the pupil’s expectations on certain elements of their driving they might be weak on
- Record keeping/pupil progress
- Sending page links to pupils by email
- Sending progress of lesson/mock test by email
Things to remember
The technology mentioned above can only be used when the car is stationary. Be sure to address the fault or problem while the car is moving, so the pupil can recall the incident better when the car has stopped.
A picture is worth a thousand words. These are great ways to coax answers out of your pupils, helping them think and come up with solutions to problems themselves. If you can do this, you are transferring ownership to them more and getting them to discover the answers – which they’re more likely to remember.
