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Life at SAIT

Tyler teaches in the Journalism program and has been with SAIT since 2004.

Tyler is an exceptional mentor who gives his students a holistic view of the magazine industry (in-print and media) and employs teaching techniques emphasizing collaboration over traditional lectures. He values a human-centred approach to teaching, creativity, dedication, and passion in his students.

Education

Tyler has a bachelor's in commerce, an MBA, and is pursuing a PhD in Journalism Studies (expected completion 2025).  The focus of his research is on rural community news.

Professional accomplishments

Tyler has also won several awards throughout his distinguished career. A few highlights include the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, the 2018 Cisco Chair in e-learning at SAIT, and the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Most recently, he won the privileged Top Student Paper Award in the journalism studies division at the International Communication Association’s annual conference.

His research interests in local and community journalism extend to a broader inquiry about information ecosystems in rural communities. Tyler has worked on projects involving Alberta politics, visual semiology, misinformation, and disinformation. His PhD research examines the emergence of new deserts in rural Canadian communities. A complete list of publications can be viewed here.

Research interests

  • Community Journalism
  • local news
  • journalism practice
  • rural areas
  • misinformation and disinformation
  • news media literacy

 

 


Conference presentations

  • Nagel, T.W.S. (2023, May 28) Local Journalists as Brokers: A Study of Rural Information Relationships. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada. Won “Top Student Paper” award from the Journalism Studies division of the International Communication Association.
  • Nagel, T.W.S. (2023, June 2) Alberta Local Journalism: New Staffing Data and New Approaches To Scholarship. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Toronto, Canada. 
    Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023, January 7). Kenney’s Ride: Albertan neo-liberal myths and the symbology of a blue Dodge Ram. IAFOR International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, United States. 
  • Buckland, A., Nagel, T. W. S. & Reimer, M. (2023, February 23). A conversation with ChatGPT. Royal Roads University Conference on Communication Ethics, Victoria, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2022, April 9). Public libraries and the changing ecology of local news media in Alberta. Foothills Library Association, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2021, November 12). Inclusive Media Education for Diverse Societies / PhD Workshop. University of Groningen.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2019, June 26). Measuring Fake News Acumen Using a News Media Literacy Instrument. National Association for Media Literacy in Education Conference, Washington D.C.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2018, June 6). Preliminary Findings on News Literacy of Post-Secondary students. SAIT Showcase, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2018, February 24). Preliminary Findings on News Literacy of Post-Secondary students. Rundle Summit, Banff, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S., and Mutual, A. (2017, May 31). One story, many viewpoints: local media’s role in reflecting local perspectives during an event of national interest. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Communications Association, Toronto, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S., and Mutual, A. (2017, June 4). Southern voices telling northern stories: The importance of local media in coverage of the Crystal Serenity cruise. Is No Local News Bad News: Local Journalism and its Future Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Non-refereed publications and presentations

  • Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023). The Downfall of Jason Kenney and His Big Blue Truck. The Walrus.
  • Nagel, T. W. S., & Remillard, C., (2023). Kenney’s Ride: Albertan neo-liberal myths and the symbology of a blue Dodge Ram. Central Public Library, Calgary, Canada  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2022, April 9). Public libraries and the changing ecology of local news media in Alberta. Foothills Library Association, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, Tyler W. S. (2019, October 8). News Media Literacy in Canada. Reuters Thompson Media Literacy Week, Toronto, Canada.

  • Nagel,. (in press) T. W. S., Knowing their news: Library workers as informants to journalism studies research. Facts and Frictions
  • Nagel, T. W. S., & Remillard, C. (2023). Using social media to apply research skills in real-world contexts. In Hamilton, D., Childs, E., Dandar, D. & Kool, R. (Eds.) Active Learning for Real-World Inquiry. Royal Roads University. 
  • Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023). Using Twitter to drive research literacy and foster a learning community in a blended graduate course in research methods. In Hamilton, D., Childs, E., Dandar, D. & Kool, R. (Eds.) Active Learning for Real-World Inquiry. Royal Roads University. 
  • Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023). Kenney’s Ride: Albertan neo-liberal myths and the symbology of a blue Dodge Ram. In Bratt, D., Sutherland, R. & Taras, D. (Eds.) Blue Storm: Jason Kenney and the UCP in Alberta. University of Calgary Press. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2021). Measuring Fake news acumen using a news media literacy instrument. Journal of Media Literacy in Education.
  • Remillard, C., and Nagel, T. W.S, (2020), Using Twitter to drive research literacy and foster a learning community in a blended graduate course in research methods. Book chapter under review for publication  
    Nagel, T. W.S. and Remillard, C. (2020), Researching Social Media Best Practices using Alternative Internet Sources. Book chapter under review for publication.
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2020). Northwest Passages: Framing by Local, National and Public Media in Canada's Arctic. Journalism Practice, 14(10), 1244-1263.  
  • Nagel, T. W.S, Remillard, C., Aucoin, R., & Takenishi, A. (2018). Findings on student use of social media at the collegiate, undergraduate, and graduate levels: Implications for post-secondary educators. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(1), 8. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2015). Online news at Canadian community newspapers: A snapshot of current practice and recommendations for change. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, 4(2), 329–362.

  • Nagel, T.W.S. (March 26, 2024). Reporting During Wildfire Evacuations in the Canadian North: Shifting from Spatial-Local to Social-Local Journalism. Local Journalism Researchers Workshop, Durham NC, United States.  
  • Nagel, T.W.S., Hobbis, G. & Broersma, M. (2023, September 15). What happens when the news is shut off? Nonjournalistic information flows in Canadian rural communities [Conference Presentation]. Futures of Journalism. Cardiff, Wales.  
  • Nagel, T.W.S. (2023, May 28) Local Journalists as Brokers: A Study of Rural Information Relationships. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada. Won “Top Student Paper” award from the Journalism Studies division of the International Communication Association.
  • Nagel, T.W.S. (2023, June 2) Alberta Local Journalism: New Staffing Data and New Approaches To Scholarship. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Toronto, Canada. 
    Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023, January 7). Kenney’s Ride: Albertan neo-liberal myths and the symbology of a blue Dodge Ram. IAFOR International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, United States. 
  • Buckland, A., Nagel, T. W. S. & Reimer, M. (2023, February 23). A conversation with ChatGPT. Royal Roads University Conference on Communication Ethics, Victoria, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2022, April 9). Public libraries and the changing ecology of local news media in Alberta. Foothills Library Association, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2021, November 12). Inclusive Media Education for Diverse Societies / PhD Workshop. University of Groningen.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2019, June 26). Measuring Fake News Acumen Using a News Media Literacy Instrument. National Association for Media Literacy in Education Conference, Washington D.C.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2018, June 6). Preliminary Findings on News Literacy of Post-Secondary students. SAIT Showcase, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2018, February 24). Preliminary Findings on News Literacy of Post-Secondary students. Rundle Summit, Banff, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S., and Mutual, A. (2017, May 31). One story, many viewpoints: local media’s role in reflecting local perspectives during an event of national interest. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Communications Association, Toronto, Canada. 
  • Nagel, T. W. S., and Mutual, A. (2017, June 4). Southern voices telling northern stories: The importance of local media in coverage of the Crystal Serenity cruise. Is No Local News Bad News: Local Journalism and its Future Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • Remillard, C. & Nagel, T. W. S., (2023). The Downfall of Jason Kenney and His Big Blue Truck. The Walrus.
  • Nagel, T. W. S., & Remillard, C., (2023). Kenney’s Ride: Albertan neo-liberal myths and the symbology of a blue Dodge Ram. Central Public Library, Calgary, Canada  
  • Nagel, T. W. S. (2022, April 9). Public libraries and the changing ecology of local news media in Alberta. Foothills Library Association, Calgary, Canada.  
  • Nagel, Tyler W. S. (2019, October 8). News Media Literacy in Canada. Reuters Thompson Media Literacy Week, Toronto, Canada.

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