CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of Birth

: 7 March 1974

Sex

: Male

Marital status

: Married

Nationality

: Indonesian

Teacher andTrainer
HOMEADDRESS

Jalan Abdul Wahab Syahrani

Perumahan Guru SD No 3 RT 29 Samarinda,Postcode 75124
East Borneo (Kalimantan Timur),Indonesia
Mobile no

: +6285813865887

Email

: barlinkesuma@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Department of English (TEFL), University of Mulawarman, Indonesia, 1992 1996.
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed), awarded in 1996. Dissertation focussedon the Ability of
Writing Skills of English Department Students.
This qualification is considered comparable to British Bachelor Degree Standard by UK
NARIC (Ref No: 1941634610).
International Management and Policy in Education, School of Education, University of
Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2000-2001.
Master of Education (M.Ed), awarded in 2001.
Dissertation focussed on Teachers Responses to Educational Reforms in Indonesia.
International Education, Management and Policy,School of Education, University of
Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2001-2005.
Doctor of Education (Ed.D), awarded in 2006. Thesis dissertationfocussed on Teachers
Responses to School Based Management (SBM) in Indonesia.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employer
:SMP Negeri 4 (Junior High School), Samarinda
Period of emplyment
:September 2014 current
Position
:Head Teacher
Report to
:Dr Asli Nuryadin (Head of Samarinda Education Office)
Key responsibilities
:
My job is managing day to day management and leadership of the school (11 to 14 years old
students), conveying national curriculum, conducting national examinations and ensuing the
implementation of local education office policies.
About the employer :
SMPN 4 Samarinda is a state-funded school which has long stories of academic and non
academic achievement and awards, ranging from local, provincial, national and International
level. It is establised since 1978 and has more than 1,000 students, 60 teachers and 29 non
teaching staffs.
-----Employer
Periods of emplyment
Position

:SMP Negeri 12 (Junior High School), Samarinda

:February 1997 May 2000, July 2009 September 2014
:Teacher(1997-2000), Head of School Curriculum
(2009 - 2014)
Report to
:Sugik, M.Pd (Head teacher)
Key responsibilities
:
My job is teaching some subjects - English, Science, Social studies -for 11 to 14 years old
students, conveying national curriculum and ensuring my students pass national exams at
the end of their three-year-learning,delivering academic skills and support; identifying the
students needs; setting out subject syllabuses; organising and preparing lesson plans;
lesson notes and teaching aids; setting and marking of class tests; assessing and
marking students' work; completing records and returns; liaising with parents or carers
about students behaviour and learning, and so on.
About the employer:
SMPN 12 Samarinda is a state-funded school which recently has been awarded as School
Champion of Conserving Environment. It is established since 1987 and has 266 students
and 25 teaching staff. It has a long tradition of high achievement in academic and extracurricular programmes and is the only national standard school in North Samarinda region.
-Employer
Period of emplyment
Position
Period of emplyment
Position
Report to

:the British Council, Jakarta

: June 2015 - now
: Core Skills Trainer
: March 2010March 2014 (a contractor)
:Connecting Classroom Online (CCO) Ambassador
:Ms Mia Annisa& Mrs Linda Djayusman (Education officers).

Key responsibilities

Providing direct links to the educational contexts for 10 JuniorHighSchoolsaccross East

Borneo. Here l promote and support the British Councils Connecting Classrooms
programme by:

providing case studies of successful school projects, by dissemination via the British
Council Connecting Classrooms Online Community and by presentations at workshops,
conferences and dedicated working days;

hosting/running British Council Connecting Classrooms workshops for schools in East

Borneo in conjunction with local BC staff and, Ministries of Education/Local Educatio
Authorities. The workshops also included:
o

hands-on ICT training in freely available tools that can enhance school linking
projects, such as podcasting, wikis, blogs, digital video editing etc.

providing support, through emails, Connecting Classrooms Online Community forums,

phone or school visits, to schools in East Borneo and beyond (e.g. South Sulawesi and
East Java provinces).

conducting supervision and monitoring activities, and collecting data (questionnaires and
interviews) for further analysis and report making.

Key achievement

Having gained my support,the schools managed to establish school partnershipsthrough

online joined curriculum programmes with 13 schools outside of Indonesia (e.g. India,
Pakistan, England, Russio, Lebanon, Bangladesh, South Korea and Malaysia).

About the employer:

The British Council (BC) is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational
opportunities and cultural relations. BC are a registered charity; 209131 (England and
Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). BC creates international opportunities for the people of the UK
and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. BC calls this cultural relations.
-Employer
:Widya Gama Mahakam (WGM) University of Samarinda
Period of emplyment
: June 2010 - current
Position
: lecturer
Report to
:Ms Siti Yuliani (Vice Dean of Education Faculty)
Key responsibilities
:
As a lecturer of English Department, I teach five courses: Speaking II, Speaking IV, English
for Specific Purposes, Cross Culture Understanding and English Teaching Methods.

My other roles include setting up the curriculum of the courses and examinations, conducting
seminars, supervising and examining undergraduate students. I also actively participate in a
team work which regularly gives advice to the university management team regarding with
university reform programmes and adjustment plans to global competition and facing 21 st
Century challenges for higher education institution in Indonesia and in South East Asia
region.
About the employer: As one of biggest private universities in East Borneo, WGM University
which was established in 1986, provides advanced educational courses for undergraduate
students in its major faculties: Education, Law, Economics, Agriculture and Health Studies. It
has more than 3000 students, 90 lecturers and 50 private sector practitioners from a wide
range of educational disciplines, as the university becomes the major higher education
institution in Borneo.
-Employer
:Institute Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (IKIP PGRI Kaltim)
Period of emplyment
:December 2009 - current
Position
:lecturer
Report to
:Mr Abdul Rozak Fahruddin (Dean of Economics Faculty)
Key responsibilities
:
As a lecturer in Economic Studies Department (undergraduate), I teach three courses:
Indonesian Society Studies, Education Philosophy and Management of
HumanResources. While as a postgraduate lecturer of Sport studies I teach Research
Designsand Methods, and the Management of Change in Education.
My tasks include setting up the curriculum of the courses and examinations, delivering the
teachings, supervising and examining students dissertation/theses as well as reporting
students academic progress to the Institute Rector. I am also chairing a team which has
been working to establish the first language centre (English, Indonesian and other local
languages) for the institute.
I am a vice editor of the official university journal known as CENDEKIA which published its
journals twice a year. I am a member of insititute journal boards who support the academic
writing activities within the campus.
About the employer: As one of biggest Educational Institute in East Borneo, IKIP PGRI
Kaltim which was established in 1979, provides advanced educational courses for
undergraduate and postgraduate in its two major departments: Sport Coach and Economic
Studies. It has more than 1500 students and 80 lecturers, the institute becomes the major
teachers providers for schools throughout the island of Borneo and beyond.
-Employer
:the Sixth Form College, Solihull, United Kingdom
Period of emplyment
:September 2004 June 2009
Position
:Learning Support Department Staff
Report to
:Mr. Michael Pattison and Mrs. Val Whiteman
Key responsibilities
:
Responsible for identifying the best approaches in delivering lessons to SEN pupils and
monitoring the success of these lessons. The tasks includedproviding one to one tutorial and
classroom support for the students learning, identifying individual student needs and

providing feedback to the college on students academic progress, attendance and

performance.
During this employment I had experience of supporting pupils SEN including Autism,
Dyslexia, Physical, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
About the employer:Sixth Form College Solihull provides a wide range of advanced level
courses and some intermediate courses. It has 2500 students and 180 staff. It boasts stateof-the-art facilities to aid the highest level of post 16 education provision. Founded in 1974,
The Sixth Form College Solihull was described by a DfES official as having outstanding
teaching with on average 940 students progress to university every year.
-Employer
Period of emplyment
Position
Report to
Key responsibilities

:University of Aston, United Kingdom

:June 2001 September 2004
:a Staff for the Examination Office
:Mrs. Gwen Kingston
:

Job description: I was responsible for conducting examinations and ensuring that they began
and ended punctually, carried out in accordance with the examination regulations. My
responsibilities included assisting all candidates including those with disabilities to sit and
do the examinations fairly, as well as making reports directly to Examination Office.
Key achievement

About the employer : AstonUniversitys mission is to be an international centre of excellence

in teaching, research and consultancy. Aston is focussed on subjects of professional and
vocational relevance in the science, engineering, business and humanities. Founded in 1895
as the Birmingham Municipal TechnicalSchool and a University since 1966, Aston has an
established record of academic excellence.
-Employer
:Borneo College (LPK Borneo)
Period of emplyment
:October 1996 June 2000
Position
:Head of English Department
Report to
:Mrs KristineLive Tileng (Founder/ Principal)
Key responsibilities
:
Started working as an English teacher. In Jan 1997 I was appointed as a head of English
Department, which gave me responsibilities dealing with curriculum planning and
programmes development, class supervising, learning assessor, doing TOT (trainer of
teachers) activities, and recruiting new teachers for the college department.
In January June 1988 I was promoted as a Head of Borneo College Branch in the City of
Balikpapan, an industrial capital city in Borneo Island. My responsibilities included setting up
the standards of all courses offered by the College, such as driving school, computer
courses and language courses, as well as set up their curriculum and examination. I was
also responsible for running the organisation of the institution, meeting with clients,
managing administrative/ office work (including word/data processor, making reports and
presentations, updating the records, dealing with events and open days and other clerical
tasks), the recruitment of the teachers/ tutors, administrative staffs, the college finance and
promotions in mass media.

During the periods of July 1998 June 2000 I was assigned to work for management and
development of the Borneo College Main Office in Samarinda. My main job was basically to
support and assisted the college management and improved programmes, directing the
colleges research and development division and managing partnerships and contracts with
clients.
About the employer: BorneoCollege is the oldest and leading private college in East Borneo.
With two branches in other big cities in East Borneo, Borneo proves as a leading institution
which focuses on professional and vocational courses in the languages, computers,
engineering and driving. BorneoCollege has more than 1,500 students studying in its centre
and branches classes every year.
-Employer
:Liberty English Course, Samarinda
Period of emplyment
:June 1996 June 1999
Position
:English Teacher
Report to
:Yus Effendi (Founder/ Head of College).
Key responsibilities
:
Job description : My job was teaching English as a Foreign Language for wide range of
students from school pupils to adult learners. The lessons were including reading, grammar,
speaking and writing activities. The main job was delivering teaching for 20 30 hours per
week in afternoon classes, including making student learning progress assessment and
reports to the Principal. I taught students as young as 8 year old up to adult learner of 65.
About the employer: Liberty College is a leading private college in the River City of
Samarinda, Capital of East Borneo, Indonesia. Serving with nearly10 years experience in
education sector, LibertyCollege provides best courses for all age groups, specialist in their
best courses such as English and computer courses. With over than 800 students enrolled
every year, the LibertyCollege proves as a quality education institution which was
established closely in a collaboration with Samarinda City Council.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Indonesian Teacher Union or Ikatan Guru Indonesia (IGI), General Secretary at

Samarinda Branch, March 2010 current.
British Association for International and Comparative Education or BAICE,
member, 2001 - 2009.
Association of Indonesian Teachers or PGRI, member since 1995 - current.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Fluent Indonesian (native) and English (excellent) ;
Fluent Social and Business English ;
Computer Skills and Competences - Excellent in MS Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Words, Microsoft Power Point) ;
Managing self-developed blogs (websites) for teaching purposes, such
ashttp://barlinkesuma.blogspot.com , http://studymasyarakatindonesia.blogspot.com ,
http://englishteachingmethod.blogspot.com/, etc.

PAPERSAND PUBLICATIONS
1. An article of Samarindas Government Homework : Notes on 2011 Education Practice of
Samarinda, is published on Kaltimpost Newspapers, 30-31 December 2011.
2. An article of Schools and Teachers under School-Based Management: Case Studies in
Two Districts in Indonesia, is published on JurnalPendidik, UniversitasWidyagama,
Samarinda, July 2012.
3. A paper of Indonesian Prosperous Teachers: New Challenges for Teacher Union (PGRI),
December 2010. The paper was written and presented for PGRI Seminar at Long Ikis,
East Borneo.
4. A book of Junior High School (SMP) National Exam Questions: Science, Yogja-based
Publisher: December 2010.
5. A book of The Essential Maths & Science for Secondary School, Grade 7 Semester 1,
Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia Britania: November 2010.
6. A book of The Essential Maths & Science for Secondary School, Grade 8 Semester 1,
Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia Britania, November 2010.
7. A book of English For Special Purposes: English For RSBI Students Year 7, Semester
1, Junior High School, Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia Britania, May 2010.
8. A book of English For Special Purposes: English For RSBI Students Year 8, Semester
1, Junior High School, Lembaga Pendidikan Indonesia Britania, May 2010.
9. An academic paper of International School Designs for East Borneo, January 2010. The
paper was written for Dewan Pendidikan Kalimantan Timur (Education Advisory Board of
East Borneo).
10. A book review ofNew Realities of Secondary Teachers Work Lives: An International
Comparative Study of the Impact of Educational Change on the Work Lives of Secondary
School Teachers in Nine Countries (Comparative Education, 1360-0486, Volume 41,
Issue 4, November 2005, Pages 505 514).
11. A doctoral thesis abstract of An Exploration of Schools and Teachers under SchoolBased Management: Case Studies in Two Districts in Indonesia, is published on Compare
Vol. 32 Issue 2, 2007.
12. An article of The Failures of the Government-led Initiatives in Educational
Decentralisation Era (Mitra Otonomi Weekly Newspapers, 1st 4th week of September
Edition, 2006).

TRAININGS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED

Connecting Classrooms: Core Skills Development Programme : 21-25 July 2015,

Bangkok, Thailand.
ASEAN Deep Learning Policy Series : 26-27 November 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia.
ASEAN Deep Learning Conference : 22-25 August 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam.
ICT Seminar for Practitioners: 9 12 October 2012, Sejong Hotel, South Korea.
Newly Qualified Teachers Training of Trainers, 7 11 June 2011, Hotel Maharadja,
Jakarta.
Seminar of National Language and Prose 2010, 9 August 2010, East Kalimantan Province
Language Centre.
Seminar of Language and Prose as Countrys characters Building, 4 August 2010, East
Kalimantan Province Language Centre.
British Council Connecting Classroom Ambassadors Workshop, 30 31 March 2010,
Kuching, Malaysia.
21st Century Curriculum, TES Education 2007, 27-28 September 2009, London Olympia,
London, United Kingdom.
Prestley Lecture, Beyond Turnaround Leadership by Michael Fullan, 24 May 2006,
School of Education, University of Birmingham, England.
Health and Safety Training, 2005, the Sixth Form College Solihull, UK.
Child Abuse Training, 2005, the Sixth Form College Solihull.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder Training, 2005 the Sixth Form College Solihull, UK.
Health and Safety Training, 2004, the University of Aston, Birmingham, UK.
Microsoft Office Training, August 2000, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK..
Academic English Training and IELTS Preparation at the British Council Jakarta, June
July 2000.
Pre seasonal English Training and TOEFL Preparation at University of Malang, October
1999 January 2000.

TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

1. Core Skills Introductory Course for Teachers, 20 21 May 2016, Balikpapan.
2. Core Skills Introductory Course for Leaders, 22 23 April 2016, British Council
Jakarta, Office 8.
3. Core Skills Introductory Course for Teachers, 18 19March 2016, British Council
Jakarta, Office 8.
4. Core Skills Introductory Course for Teachers, 4 5March 2016, USU Medan.
5. Core Skills Introductory Course for Leaders, 26 27February 2016, Surabaya.
6. Core Skills Introductory Course for Leaders, 19 20February 2016, British Council
Jakarta, Office 8.
7. Core Skills Introductory Course for Teachers, 11 13 December 2015, British
Council Jakarta, Office 8.

8. A trainer forDisdikprovKaltim&British Council Smart SchoolsOnline Community

(SSOC) Workshop (Teachers), 10-12December 2012, Hotel Grand TigaMustika
Balikpapan.
9. A trainer for Teacher Training for Composing English Examination Questions Part
I, December 2011, Penajam Pasir Utara Education Office District (SMP N 1 PPU).
10. A trainer for Teacher Training for Composing English Examination Questions,
December 2011, long Ikis, Pasir Education Office sub-district (SMPN 1 Long Ikis).
11. A trainer for Teacher Training for Composing English Examination Questions, 13 14 January 2011, Paser Education Office District (SMPN 4 Tanah Grogot).
12. A trainer for Teacher Training for Composing English Examination Questions II,
February 2011, Penajam Pasir Utara Education Office Districts (SMP N 1 PPU).
13. A trainer for British Council Connecting Classroom Online (CCO) Workshop
(Students and Teachers), 26-27 May 2011, SMP Nasional KPS Balikpapan.
14. A trainer for British Council Connecting Classroom Online (CCO) Workshop 2
(Teachers), 25-26 March 2011, MJ Hotel, Samarinda.
15. A trainer for British Council Connecting ClassroomOnline (CCO) Workshop 1
(Teachers), 18-19 March 2011, SMP Nasional KPS, Balikpapan.
16. A key note speaker for Teacher Unions Day/ Anniversary, brought a speech entitled
Prosperous Teachers: New Challenges for Teacher Union (PGRI), 2 December 2010,
Long Ikis sub-district, Paser District.
17. A trainer for Teacher Training for Composing English Examination Questions for
RSBI School, October 2010, SMP N 5 PPU, Penajam Pasir Utara (PPU).
18. A facilitator for Connecting Classroom and Climate4Classroom Training, 19 21
November 2010, MAN 3 Malang, Jawa Timur (East Java).
19. A key note speaker for In-house Training: Teacher Certification, Academic
Achievement and Tutor Teachers, 21-22 June 2010, SMPN 12 Samarinda.
20. A key note speaker for Teachers Day Seminar, 8 May 2010, at Mesra International
Hotel, Samarinda.
21. An adjudicator at Speech and Debate Contest, 23 25 Februari 2010, HIMA of
International Relations, Faculty of Social and Politic Studies, Mulawarman University.
22. A key note speaker at Bedah SKL Persiapan UN (National Examination Talk), 30
December 2009, Balai Agung, Loa Kulu, Kutai Kartanegara District.
23. A key note speaker atSeminar of Teacher Groups (MGMP), brought a speech entitled
Roles of ICT in Teaching and Learning, 28 December 2009 at MAN Model,
Samarinda.
24. A facilitator at Workshop of BERMUTU Project, 22 25 November 2009 at J.
Boutique Hotel, Bali, Indonesia.
25. A trainer atTraining for International Standard School (RSBI) Teachers (Senior High
School, 22 - 25 November 2009 at Grand Sawit Hotel Samarinda, Indonesia
Indonesia.
26. A trainer atTraining for International Standard School (RSBI) Teachers (Junior
Secondary School, 16 - 18 November 2009 at Grand Sawit Hotel Samarinda,
Indonesia.
27. A trainer atTraining for International Standard School (RSBI) Teachers (Primary
and Vocational High School, 4 - 8 November 2009 at Bintang Hotel Balikpapan,
Indonesia.
28. A trainer atTraining for International Standard School (RSBI) Teachers (Junior
Secondary School, 15 - 19October 2009 at Bintang Hotel Balikpapan, Indonesia.
29. A facilitator at Workshop of BERMUTU Project, 7 11 September 2009 at Acacia
Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia.
30. A key note speaker atWorkshop of English Teacher Group (MGMP), 15 August 2009
at SMP N 5 Samarinda, Indonesia.
31. A facilitator at Workshop of Teacher Quality Improvement, 5 7 August 2009 at
Imperial Arya Duta Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

32. A facilitator at Workshop of Teachers Performance Appraisals, 29 31 July 2009 at

Pitagiri Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia.
33. A facilitator at aWorkshop of Teachers Performance Appraisals, 17 July 2009 at
Century Park Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia.
34. A key note speaker at SPG Teachers Seminar, brought aspeech entitled:21st Century
Teachers, 11 July 2009 at SMA Melati Samarinda, Indonesia.

REFERENCE
Mr Dr Asli Nuryadin
Kepala Dinas Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Kota Samarinda
Jl Biola Samarinda
Phones : (+62)811550619 (mobile)
Email : aslinuryadin@ymail.com
Mrs Linda Djayusman
Education Programme Officer
British Council Indonesia
Indonesia Stock Exchange Tower II, 16th Floor
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
Phones: (+62)811157840 (mobile)
Email: linda.djayusman@brtishcouncil.or.id
Ms Siti Yuliani, M.Pd
Dean of English Department
Universitas Widya Gama Mahakam
Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim No 28, Sampaja, Samarinda 75119, Samarinda, East Borneo
Phone: (+62)541736572, Fax: (+62)541736572
Mobile phone: (+62)81347065577
Email: sitiyuliani@yahoo.co.id
Mr Sugik, M.Pd
Head teacher
SMPN 12 Samarinda
Jl Poros Samarinda Bontang No 26, KM 20, Samarinda, East Borneo
Mobile phone : (+62)82353808333, (+62)81336142828
Mr Michael Pattison
Director of Student Support Service
The Sixth Form College Solihull
Widney Manor Rd, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3WR United Kingdom
Telephone: (+44)121 704 2581
Email: Mpattison@SolihullSFC.ac.uk
Mrs Valerie Whiteman
Student Support Service coordinator
The Sixth Form College Solihull
Widney Manor Rd, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3WR United Kingdom
Telephone: (+44)121 704 2581
Email: Vwhiteman@SolihulSFC.ac.uk

Mr Abdul Rozak Fahrudin, M.Pd

Dean of Economic Studies
Insititut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (IKIP PGRI) Kaltim
Jl. Suwandi Blok C RT 23 Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Mobile phone: (+62)81346261225
Office telephone: (+62)541738620 (office)
Fax: (+62)541768584
Email: kaprodi_ikip@yahoo.co.id.
Dr Michele Schweisfurth
Centre for International Education and Research
School of Education Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom
Telephone: (+44)121 414 4809
Email: M.Schweisfurth@bham.ac.uk
Hywell Coleman
Consultant of Teaching Profession Directorate
Directorate General for Quality Improvement of Teachers & Education Personnel
Building D Floor 14
Ministry of National Education
Jalan Pintu 1, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Mobile in UK +44-7790-397633
Mobile in Indonesia : +62-813-1065-1094
Email: h.coleman@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Ms Mia Annisa
Education Project Manager
British Council Indonesia
Indonesia Stock Exchange Tower II, 16th Floor
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav 52-53, Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
Phones: (+62) 215155561
Email: mia.annisa@brtishcouncil.or.id
Mrs Gwen R. Kingston
Examination Office
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET United Kingdom
Phone: (+44)121 359 3611 ext. 4793
Email: G.R.Kingston@aston.ac.uk
Mrs Kristine Live Tileng
Founder/ Head of Borneo College
Borneo College Head Office, Jl. Pahlawan No.9 Samarinda,East Borneo, Indonesia.
Phones: (+62) 541 731590 (office), +62 81346295443 (mobile)
Email: kristine.tileng@yahoo.com