Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

How curious are you and how do questions reboot your brain? Today I had a letter from a leader in Ireland – where I will travel again next week. The letter read …

Dr. Weber

I am currently studying for a degree level course in Accident and Safety Management which relates specifically to Road Safety. I am also currently employed as a Training Manager with a large Road Safety organization which specializes in Driver Training.

I am reading again your two books “MI Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond” and “Student Assessment That Works” both of which I find stimulating and fascinating.

My reason however for contacting you is that I was wondering if MI strategies such as you propose have ever been applied to Driving Instruction or indeed Psychomotor Skills Based Training of any kind. If so would you be so kind as to point me in the right direction. As part of my course next year I have to undertake a thesis and I would like to focus on this aspect.

I am from Kilkenny, Ireland and I am aware of your work with WIT in Waterford.

Thanking you.

Kieran

To be honest, I am hooked by Kieran's questions and connections here! How can a MITA Brain based program improve driver safety by engaging more brainpower? That question sparked my new series I will title – MITA DIVER SAFETY PROGRAM – DRIVING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND.

Hopefully the ideas in this series will enhance safety on the road and add zip to driver education wherever you turn the key. As always – your own thoughts will be the engine that makes this series roll. So let us know what you think.