Route Navigation System—An App-Based Learning Tool for Bus Drivers

Abstract

Learning on the job is becoming increasingly important as part of the lifelong learning process. This paper uses the practical example of an app-based route navigation system to show how bus drivers in urban public transport can develop self-directed knowledge of driving routes. It contrasts this approach to the more traditional way of using paper maps in order to gather knowledge of a route. Media didactic concepts are presented and their implementation is shown. The paper presents results of an evaluation of the app and outlines possible future developments and uses of this approach in other fields of public transport.