Is kamma the driving force behind dependent origination I hope someone could help me clarify something about dependent origination, is Kamma the driving force behind dependent origination ?
Karma in this case sankhara is what creates the future cycle of Dependent Origination (DO).
Sankhara / Karma is created due to craving. Caving is due to our habitual reaction to sensation/stimuli due to ignorance. If one develops wisdom one does not react to sensation which leads to unwholesome mental states.

(1) the latent tendency to lust reinforced by being attached to pleasant feelings;
(2) the latent tendency to aversion reinforced by rejecting painful feelings;
(3) the latent tendency to ignorance reinforced by ignoring neutral feelings

Pahāna Sutta
When one creates Sankhara this intern creates the future round of rebirths. If one equanimous while seeing impermanence without generating craving one does not create sankhara / karma.
To train your mind one can try the following a course of meditation:

http://www.dhamma.org/en/index or
http://www.internationalmeditationcentre.org/global/index.html