ABSTRACT

The rapid growth in applications using Radio frequency identification device (RFID) devices, sometimes in association with other mobile technologies, warrants significant business interest in extending the options available for automated identification of commercial and industrial items. Three categories have proven useful and germane in an educational, specifically e-learning and RFID context: tightly coupled processes; loosely coupled processes; and social networks. The chapter addresses the educational issues in highlighting the marketing and process advantages of RFID and smart labels. The importance of leadership and innovation on pedagogical requirements for blended learning is the subject of considerable research into educational practice. The subject complexity is a key issue in designing the requisite learning grid, which in simple terms is the educational resource grid available to students, with the attendant web-link network and access authorities. The need for motivational strategies and mentoring of production line employees, when faced with handling technological change should be recognized in the implementation of educational strategies.