Tracy Byers Reid

About Me

Hi! I'm Tracy, an educator, photographer, and doctoral scholar. I began my educational career at Durham College in 2011, teaching and creating curriculum in five programs. In 2012, I joined the Algonquin College Photography program as a full-time professor, and in addition to teaching, served as a program co-ordinator from 2019 until 2026.

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.

During the pandemic, I revisited my early multimedia training to produce over 100 multi-camera tutorial videos, which I have since used to facilitate flipped classroms in my lighting courses.

I hold a Master of Education from Ontario Tech University and a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts from Toronto Metropolitan University. I have also earned an Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography from Humber Polytechnic. 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, where I am currently in my second year.

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

Publications

Refereed Contributions

Byers Reid T., & Jin, W. (B)., (in press). Bridging theory and practice: A scoping review examining post-secondary vocational flipped classrooms. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 52(1), 1-21.

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

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.

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

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