Announcements

  • New Book in the Works by author Mary Leoson!

    2025-06-16

    MT Open Press is excited to announce its fourth book will soon be added to the catalog.

    The work of fiction, Devil's Oak, is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in need of rescue, positioning them as bold and willing to step into danger. They are flawed, real, and wholly beautiful. The collection exemplifies the author's journey as a writer, from works previously produced years ago to those written more recently. The stories are divided into three sections: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. Each section symbolizes a phase of a woman’s life, exploring common overarching themes that reflect our collective unconsciousness. Some of these women mirror parts of the author, but most have emerged from the ethers of the universe, begging to be born onto the page. 

    **The book will have a foreword written by fiction writer, Christopher Barzak, and will be externally reviewed and published as open access (free PDF) and print-on-demand later in summer 2025.**

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  • New Book Now Available: Educator Reflections

    2025-02-06

    MT Open Press is excited to annouce a new book will soon be added to the catalog!

    The monograph, Educator Reflections: The Power of Our Stories, highlights the diverse professional journeys of various educators within Middle Tennessee State University and their partner schools as they share their experiences in the teaching profession. Contributors represent all educational levels, from preschool through higher education.

    **This book is co-edited by Pamela Kramer Ertel and Robyn Ridgley, and has several contributing authors. The book has been externally reviewed and will be published open access (free PDF) and print-on-demand later in spring 2025.**

     

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  • Book Now Available: Intercultural Engagement Through Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad: A Practitioner’s Guide with Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Public University

    2024-07-19

    Intercultural Engagement Through Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad: A Practitioner’s Guide with Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Public University is an edited volume that offers pedagogically sound and creative ways of integrating elements of intercultural competence into short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. By purposefully embedding these competencies in courses, faculty leaders can better assist their students in deepening intercultural and global competencies, preparing students for a changing, more diverse global environment. This book contributes uniquely to the field by providing theoretically driven model courses across disciplines. The book will interest a readership of multidisciplinary study-abroad educators, including faculty leaders, faculty leaders-in-training, faculty scholars, and administrators.

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  • Book Now Available: Privacy and Safety in Online Learning

    2023-03-16

    This collection features essays, case studies, and pedagogical approaches that explore how educators managed the privacy, security, and safety concerns that rushed into our lives as we shifted into emergency remote learning in 2020. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought this concern into focus, privacy issues with online learning continue to exist alongside us and our students.

    This book provides readers insight into the current state of privacy issues, describes the challenges and rewards of developing more privacy-focused learning environments, and presents several resources and tools that readers can bring to their own teaching practices.

    Representing a variety of perspectives from K-12, higher education, and libraries, contributors describe the challenges they encountered and offer solutions to help ensure the safekeeping of students’ online lives. How do we navigate these online environments, who collects our data, and how can we protect our most vulnerable populations?

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