Mr Martin Levins

Lecturer , Digital Technology - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Biography

Martin’s professional experience spans K–12 and tertiary education, and the professional development of teachers and education leaders, which he feels privileged to have as his current activity.

He has worked with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority helping 160 disadvantaged schools throughout Australia to deploy the Digital Technologies curriculum. This position utilised his expertise in evidence-based practice and research, including statistical analysis.

He worked with students in K–10, and guided teachers, principals, and jurisdictional leaders.

In this role Martin also contributed to the Australian Curriculum Review, for which he has been part of a team developing elaborations for content descriptors in showing what this content would look like in a classroom.

Martin has designed, evaluated and taught in the K–12 learning areas in Digital Technologies (including NESA Primary Science and Technology and 7/8 Mandatory tech), ICT, Computing, Science, Mathematics, Design & Technology 9–12 and VET in 11–12.

Awards

2023 Institute for Educational Leadership in Australia Outstanding Professional Service Award

2023 Armidale citizen of the year

2015 “Making IT Happen” award conferred by the International Society for Technology in Education, honouring “outstanding educators and leaders who demonstrate extraordinary commitment, leadership, courage and persistence in improving digital learning opportunities for students”.

2008, JA Sutherland Memorial award for significant contribution to Education, (ACEL)

2002 Apple Distinguished Educator

Teaching Areas

Digital Technologies and Literacies in Education

Memberships

Secretary, ICTENSW

Member, Australian Computing Society education board

ATTEN network executive member

Consultancy Interests

Curriculum Design

Whole School Leadership

Student focussed pedagogy