Rate My Professor Martin Levins

Martin Levins serves as Lecturer in Digital Technology within the School of Education at the University of New England, part of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education. His career encompasses extensive experience in K-12 and tertiary education, alongside professional development for teachers and education leaders. Until the end of June 2021, Levins was employed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), where he supported 160 disadvantaged schools across Australia in implementing the Digital Technologies curriculum. He directly worked with students from Kindergarten to Year 10 and provided guidance to teachers, principals, and jurisdictional leaders. Additionally, he contributed to the Australian Curriculum Review as part of a team that developed elaborations for content descriptors, demonstrating practical classroom applications. Levins brings expertise in evidence-based practice, research, and statistical analysis to his work.

Levins has designed, evaluated, and taught courses across multiple K-12 learning areas, including Digital Technologies (encompassing NESA Primary Science and Technology as well as Years 7/8 mandatory technology), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Computing, Science, Mathematics, Design and Technology for Years 9-12, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Years 11-12. His scholarly contributions include book chapters such as "Inclusive Technologies Education" (2025), "Students as Makers Using Technologies" (2025), and "Students as Digital Designers in Engineering" (2025) published in volumes on creative technologies education. He also authored an essay titled "Some Modern Things to Do with a Computer" in Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50 (2022) and co-authored the paper "The History of the Global Evolution of Digitally Connected Families" (2023). Levins has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2023 Armidale Citizen of the Year, the 2023 Institute for Educational Leadership in Australia Outstanding Professional Service Award, the 2015 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Making IT Happen Award, the 2008 Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) JA Sutherland Memorial Award, and the 2002 Apple Distinguished Educator. He currently serves as Secretary of ICTENSW, a member of the Australian Computing Society Education Board, and an executive member of the ATTEN network, with consultancy interests in curriculum design, whole school leadership, and student-focused pedagogy.