Hi! I'm Tracy, an educator, photographer, and doctoral scholar. I am a full-time Professor and Program Coordinator in the Photography: Content Creation Program at Algonquin College. I began my educational career at Durham College in 2011, teaching and creating curriculum in five programs.
Before becoming an educator, I worked as a commercial photographer with various clients, specializing in product, room set, and off-figure fashion photography. I was an on-staff photographer at St.Joseph Content - PiMedia (now SJC) for eleven years, leaving the position to pursue freelance opportunities while teaching at Durham College.
I hold a Master of Education from Ontario Tech University and a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts (formerly Photographic Arts - Media Arts) from Toronto Metropolitan University. I have also earned an Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography from Humber College. A firm believer in lifelong learning, I am pursuing a Doctor of Education in Educational Research specializing in Learning Sciences at the University of Calgary.
This website shares work from my doctoral studies while also serving a portfolio of the multimedia projects I've completed as an M. Ed student and professional projects I've accomplished as an educator.
Photo by Denine Wrixon
Byers Reid, T. (2024, November 7). Times up: The last semester. PhotoEd Magazine: Blog. https://www.photoed.ca/post/times-up-the-last-semester
Byers Reid, T. (2024, March 1). Drawing back the curtain: A scoping review of backchannel communication use in adult education environments 2001 to 2023. [Major Project] https://ontariotechu.scholaris.ca/handle/10155/1808
Byers Reid, T. , & Mang, T. (2023). Using social media to develop critical thinking in higher education. Journal of Digital Life and Learning, 3(2), 1-17. https//doi.10.51357/jdll.v3i2.223
Doctor of Education, June 2024 - present (in progress)
University of CalgaryMaster of Education, May 2022 - May 2024
Ontario Tech University (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts, Sep 1994 - May 2002
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson Polytechnic University)Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography - Honours, Sep 1997 - May 1999
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningLearning communities
Educational technology
Inquiry-based learning
Blended learning
Participatory media and education
Vocational education
Communication and learning