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About Me
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 ot teaching, served as a program co-ordinator from 2019 until leaving the College in 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
Publications
Refereed Contributions
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 fifteenth International Conference on Networked Learning held in Brussels, Belgium. 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
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
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
Conference Presentations
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
Education
Doctor of Education, June 2024 (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 Polytechnic (formerly Humber College), North CampusInterests
Interests
Learning sciences
Inquiry-based learning
Blended learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Vocational education
Collaborative Self-Study
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