TRACY BYERS REID

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATOR | DOCTORAL CANDIDATE

About

Hi, I'm Tracy, a post-secondary educator, photographer, and doctoral candidate whose work explores teaching, learning, and faculty development in vocational and professional higher education.

I have fifteen years of professional post-secondary experience spanning teaching, academic program coordination, curriculum development, instructional design, and faculty support. I began my career as a commercial photographer before transitioning to higher education in 2011. Since then, I have taught across multiple post-secondary institutions and served as Program Coordinator at Algonquin College for seven years, supporting student recruitment and academic progression, developing industry partnerships, and contributing to institutional initiatives through service on the Research Ethics Board and Teaching and Learning Advisory Group. I am engaged in academic publishing and research at Ontario Tech University and the University of Calgary.

Photo by Denine Wrixon

Education

Doctor of Education (Candidate)

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

Faculty Professional Learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Vocational and Professional Education
Learning Sciences
Educational Technology
Authentic Assessment in Blended Learning

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.org/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. Michele Jacobsen, PhD., 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. Michele Jacobsen, PhD., 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. Michele Jacobsen, PhD., 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. Michele Jacobsen, PhD., 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. Michele Jacobsen, PhD., 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. (2026). Foreword. In The final frame (p. 5). Algonquin College Photography: Content Creation Program

Byers Reid, T. & Pearson, T. (2026). The final goodbye. In The final frame (p. 104). Algonquin College Photography: Content Creation Program

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. [Short Presentation] 2026 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Hamilton, ON., Canada.

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., Canada.

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

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

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

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, May 21). Rethinking Assessment in the Flipped Classroom: A Move Toward Authentic Practice. [Short Presentation] Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Symposium, More than Marks: Understanding Student Learning through SoTL, Canadore College, North Bay, ON., Canada (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. [Short Presentation] International Conference for Networked Learning 2026, Brussels, Belgium.

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

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

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. [Short 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. [Short 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. [Short Presentation] Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) 53rd Conference, CERA, Toronto, ON., Canada.

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

Upcoming Conference Presentations

Jacobsen, M., & Byers Reid, T. (2026, October 29). Making supervision visible: Practice-informed stories for building relationships and networks in graduate education. [Workshop] International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) Conference, Saskatoon, SK., Canada.

Byers Reid, T., & Jin, (W). B. (2026, October 29). SoTL through critical friends: A cross-role self-study of teaching and instructional design. [Short Presentation] International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) Conference, Saskatoon, SK., Canada.

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