Jane Trakalo is a member of CFICE\u2019s Steering Committee. She is the Chair of the Community Studies department at Algonquin College where she oversees 8 programs, all of which incorporate extensive work integrated learning experiences, for over 1300 students. As a social worker and community practitioner Jane\u2019s fifteen year career prior to joining Algonquin College focused on community development and child and youth protection. Jane is a strong advocate for developing reciprocal community partnerships and is an active member of\u00a0the Canadian Alliance of Community Service-Learning. Jane has developed and implemented community-service learning (CSL) courses and has facilitated CSL student projects both locally and internationally. She has researched and presented on strategies to enhance student engagement through community service-learning, the impact of community service-learning on building global citizens and student success.<\/p>\n
Areas of interest<\/strong>: community service-learning, student success, social work, building relationships with the community, sustainability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[80],"yoast_head":"\n