Tracy Byers Reid

Professor & Program Coordinator, Algonquin College

Associate Editor (JDLL) & Administrative Assistant (CDIE), Ontario Tech University

Doctor of Education Scholar, University of Calgary

About Me

Hi! I'm Tracy, an educator, photographer, and doctoral scholar. I am a full-time Professor and Program Coordinator in the School of Design 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 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

Grogan-Graham, E., Byers Reid, T., Hughes, J., & Petrarca, D. (in press). Insights on innovation: Charting trends in digital education through a novel hybrid AI-human coding methodology. International Conference for Networked Learning 2026 – Conference Papers

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

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

Education

Doctor of Education, June 2024 (in progress)

University of Calgary

Master of Education, May 2022 - May 2024

Ontario Tech University

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Image Arts, Sep 1994 - May 2002

Toronto Metropolitan University

Ontario College Diploma in Creative Photography - Honours, Sep 1997 - May 1999

Humber Polytechnic, North Campus

Interests

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

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