Insights from my learning journey from schoolteacher to being named a top 2% most-cited scholar
by Dr Benjamin Luke Moorhouse
Transitioning from a professional career to one in academia can be daunting. This is due in part to the high yet sometimes unclear expectations, steep learning curve and ‘publish or perish’ culture of modern higher education. However, academics with previous professional careers can enrich higher education. They bring real world experiences and knowledge that can inform teaching and research. In this talk, I share my experience transitioning from schoolteacher to university lecturer and then to assistant professor (my current role). Primarily, I will focus on how I gained the knowledge and skills needed to engage and contribute to the scholarly research community leading to being named a top 2% most-cited scholar in 2022 and 2023 by Stanford University. Through sharing my own learning journey, I hope others will gain valuable insights on how they can contribute to academia.
Date: 31 January 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 to 7:30 PM
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Department of English and Communication)
Room: AG434
