{"id":36,"date":"2026-08-02T03:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/?p=36"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:41:12","slug":"reflection-blogging-infinite-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/2026\/08\/02\/reflection-blogging-infinite-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection Blogging &#8211; Infinite Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it comes to infinite learning, libraries can serve as a hub for continuous learning, knowledge, creativity and connections. In this week\u2019s module, we talk about infinite learning and the three sub-modules: learning everywhere, the library as classroom, and professional learning experiences. As the world changes, and the ways of getting information changes as well, the idea of learning is happening in more places and in many different ways than ever before. Learning is more than just what we do in classrooms. Libraries should take this opportunity, of outside the classroom learning, and provide services and resources through platforms such as mobiles, in-house programming, and professional development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the article <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8 Awesome Ways Libraries Are Making Learning Fun, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jordan Lloyd Bookey talks about how libraries have offered more and more literacy spaces. He mentions how libraries are still thought about as antiquated places that are not moving with the modern times by more people than we would like. He proceeds to talk about the different resources that libraries are providing to the public to welcome them to the library space and make them more welcoming spaces. These services include technology classes, literacy rooms, playtimes, art studios, nature walks, lunch at the library, and important issue talks. As times are changing, so too are the resources and spaces that the library provides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In another article titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8 digital skills we must teach our children; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the World Economic Forum talks about the different digital skills that children should learn and know about to be successful in today\u2019s world. \u201cExperts are predicting that 90% of the entire population will be connected to the internet within 10 years\u201d (World Economic Forum 2016). With this metric, we can always be prepared and make sure that children, and even some adults, are understanding of the technological ways that our world is evolving. As technology has become more widely available, children are using digital technology and media at younger and younger ages. According to this article, children spend an average of seven hours a day in front of screens. There are always pros and cons for technology use in children, but it is our job as librarians to educate children to lean more into the pros than the cons. Having an understanding of the use of technology, especially at an early age, can have many beneficial effects. Children can use their technology knowledge to become better at researching, using school programs, and even increase their literacy skills through the use of technology. The main takeaway for this article is that digital intelligence is of the utmost importance when it comes to the growing need and usefulness of technology. As the article mentions, \u201cAbove all, the acquisition of these abilities should be rooted in desirable human values such as respect, empathy, and prudence\u201d (Park 2016).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fit:875\/0*aydAgGUNHM7D711S.png\" width=\"353\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bookey, J. L. (2017). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8 Awesome Ways Libraries Are Making Learning Fun. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HuffPost. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/8-awesome-ways-libraries_b_7157462\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/8-awesome-ways-libraries_b_7157462<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Park, Y. (2016). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8 Digital Skills We Must Teach Our Children. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medium. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/world-economic-forum\/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children-f37853d7221e#.789qtaw64\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/medium.com\/world-economic-forum\/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children-f37853d7221e#.789qtaw64<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Park, Y. (2016). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital Intelligence <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Photograph].<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medium. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/world-economic-forum\/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children-f37853d7221e#.789qtaw64\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/medium.com\/world-economic-forum\/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children-f37853d7221e#.789qtaw64<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to infinite learning, libraries can serve as a hub for continuous learning, knowledge, creativity and connections. In this week\u2019s module, we talk about infinite learning and the three sub-modules: learning everywhere, the library as classroom, and professional &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/2026\/08\/02\/reflection-blogging-infinite-learning\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":823,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/communitymesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}