Tracy Byers Reid

About Me

Hi, I’m Tracy — a post-secondary educator, program coordinator, photographer, and doctoral scholar researching how faculty learn and develop their teaching practice.

I began my post-secondary teaching career at Durham College in 2011, where I taught and developed curriculum across photography and multimedia programs. In 2012, I joined Algonquin College’s School of Design Studies as a full-time Professor in Photography, where I taught across multiple delivery modalities and served as Program Coordinator. In that role, I supported academic program delivery, curriculum development, faculty collaboration, industry partnerships, and student success initiatives while navigating significant periods of institutional change, including pandemic-related transitions and program teach-out.

Before entering higher education, I spent more than a decade working as a commercial photographer. As an on-staff photographer with St. Joseph Communications – Content (now SJC), I produced commercial imagery for national retail clients, collaborating with stylists, art directors, and production teams to deliver high-volume print and digital content. My industry experience continues to shape my approach to teaching, curriculum development, and connecting academic programs with professional practice.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I revisited my early multimedia training to create more than 100 multi-camera tutorial videos to support students in a rapidly changing learning environment. These resources later became part of my flipped classroom approach in studio lighting courses, where I explored how instructional design and digital learning strategies could improve student engagement and support deeper learning. This has evolved into a multi-semester research study.

I hold a Master of Education from Ontario Tech University, a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts from Toronto Metropolitan University, and an Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography from Humber Polytechnic. I am currently a third-year Doctor of Education student specializing in Learning Sciences, at the University of Calgary. My doctoral research examines faculty professional learning in vocational post-secondary contexts, with a focus on collaborative approaches to improving teaching practice.

This website brings together my work as an educator, researcher, and creative practitioner, including my doctoral studies, educational projects, multimedia development, and professional photography practice.

Photo by Denine Wrixon

Education

Doctor of Education (in progress)

University of Calgary

Master of Education

Ontario Tech University

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson Polytechnic University)

Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography - Honours

Humber Polytechnic (formerly Humber College), North Campus

Interests

Learning sciences
Inquiry-based learning
Blended learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Vocational education
Collaborative Self-Study

Publications

Refereed Contributions

Byers Reid T., & Jin, W. (B)., (2026). Bridging theory and practice: A scoping review examining post-secondary vocational flipped classrooms. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 52(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt29131

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026). Insights on innovation: Charting trends in digital education through a novel hybrid AI-human coding methodology. Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning, 15. https://doi.org/10.54337/nlc.v15.10850

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

Blog Contributions

Friesen, S., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 12). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Sharon Friesen. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-sharon-friesen/

Lock, J., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 12). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Jennifer Lock. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-jennifer-lock/

Clark, D., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 5). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Doug Clark. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-doug-clark/

Russell-Mayhew, S., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2026, January 5). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-shelly-russell-mayhew/

Dressler, R., Byers Reid, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2025, December 15). SuperVisible encounters with great graduate supervision: Dr. Roswita Dressler. Supervision Blog. https://michelejacobsen.ca/supervisible-roswita-dressler/

Byers Reid, T. (2024, November 7). Times up: The last semester. PhotoEd Magazine: Blog. https://www.photoed.ca/post/times-up-the-last-semester

Non-refereed Contributions

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, Ontario Tech University] https://ontariotechu.scholaris.ca/handle/10155/1808

Conference Presentations

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, June 18). Sustaining student engagement through aligned flipped classroom design in hybrid photography courses [Conference Presentation.] 2026 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Hamilton, ON. June 2026.

Byers Reid, T., (2026, June 17). Learning for teaching: A scoping review and content analysis of faculty development in Ontario community colleges [Round Table Discussion.] 2026 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Hamilton, ON. June 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, June 2). Rethinking flipped classrooms: A collaborative self-study of sustaining engagement in a flipped vocational course [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, CERA, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026.

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026, June 1). Working with AI: Reflections on human–AI collaboration in qualitative coding [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, CERA, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026

Byers Reid, T. (2026, June 1). Dynamic range: An a/r/tographic reflection on post-secondary teaching [Conference Presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 54th Conference, ARTS-SIG, Winnipeg, MB., Canada. June 2026

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, May 21). Rethinking Assessment in the Flipped Classroom: A Move Toward Authentic Practice. [Symposium Presentation.] Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Symposium, More than Marks: Understanding Student Learning through SoTL, Canadore College, online.

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D., (2026, May 7). Insights on innovation: Charting trends in digital education through a novel hybrid AI-human coding methodology. [Conference Presentation.] International Conference for Networked Learning 2026, Brussels, Belgium. May 2026.

Jacobsen, M., & Byers Reid, T., (2026, April 29). SuperVisible: Encounters with great graduate supervision [Conference Presentation.] Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada. April 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, April 28). Flipped forward: Designing engaging pre-class tasks [Conference Presentation.] Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada. April 2026.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2025, July 7). Step away from your PowerPoint: Instructional strategies in vocational postsecondary flipped classrooms [Short Presentation.] 2025 Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB., Canada

Byers Reid, T. (2025, June 5). Shifting the conversation: A scoping review of backchannel use in postsecondary education from 2001 to 2023 [Conference presentation.] Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Conference 2025, Toronto, ON., Canada

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W.) B. (2025, June 4). Bridging theory and practice: A scoping review on the instructional design and implementation of flipped classrooms in postsecondary vocational education [Conference presentation.] Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Conference 2025, Toronto, ON., Canada.

Byers Reid, T. (2025, June 3). “I make it look easy but honey, believe me it's hard": A literature review exploring studio-based pedagogy in art and design post-secondary education [Conference presentation.] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 53rd Conference, CERA – Learning from History, Toronto, ON., Canada.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2025, April 4). Step away from your PowerPoint: Instructional strategies in vocational postsecondary flipped classrooms [Conference - Round Table Discussion.] Digital Innovation in Education 2025 Conference, Oshawa, ON., Canada.

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