Sep 8, 2026 · 28 min · 11 segments
A learner facilitator, and an established collaborator share their experiences of the current learning culture of Otautahi Christchurch. Jennifer and Shaugn highlight the connections between place and…
Jennifer LeiGuestSeanGuest
Erica AustinHost
Sam WolfeHost
What are some other areas that you're, or maybe not necessarily areas, but how do you practice just putting your hand up and be like, hey, I need to go look for help or does anyone know how I might be able to solve this particular problem? Yeah.

Well, fortunately, I have built up a network of a lot of very supportive people.

And I guess throughout my career, having worked in a number of different places, there's lots of people that I can draw.

So I've always tried to collaborate with others, involve others, support others, and take notice of what others are doing so that when there are some areas that I'm not sure of, I really enjoy the opportunity to chat with others and they remind me of what I've done that I might have forgotten or have dismissed.

and equally I learn from them because they're sharing with me some ideas that they have or just a different focus.

Currently I'm doing some work for the Canterbury Workers' Education Association, the CWEA, on a civics engagement project, and when they first talked to me about it, I thought how, you know, it was just a one-day-a-week job, and I thought how am I going to do that from now until the election? And a good example was actually just having lunch with a friend and said, well, the key thing you need to do is what you've always done, Jennifer, and that's collaborate with others, like work with others.

What are some other areas that you're, or maybe not necessarily areas, but how do you practice just putting your hand up and be like, hey, I need to go look for help or does anyone know how I might be able to solve this particular problem? Yeah.

Well, fortunately, I have built up a network of a lot of very supportive people.

And I guess throughout my career, having worked in a number of different places, there's lots of people that I can draw.

So I've always tried to collaborate with others, involve others, support others, and take notice of what others are doing so that when there are some areas that I'm not sure of, I really enjoy the opportunity to chat with others and they remind me of what I've done that I might have forgotten or have dismissed.

and equally I learn from them because they're sharing with me some ideas that they have or just a different focus.

Currently I'm doing some work for the Canterbury Workers' Education Association, the CWEA, on a civics engagement project, and when they first talked to me about it, I thought how, you know, it was just a one-day-a-week job, and I thought how am I going to do that from now until the election? And a good example was actually just having lunch with a friend and said, well, the key thing you need to do is what you've always done, Jennifer, and that's collaborate with others, like work with others.
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