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<p><a href=“http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/11/01_attendance.shtml[/url]”>http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/11/01_attendance.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Tackling technological truancy
Faculty start to wonder why so many students aren’t coming to class </p>

<p>By Wendy Edelstein, Public Affairs | 01 November 2006</p>

<p>When the attendance in her Sociology 5 class declined last semester to the point where more than half of the 250 students were regularly absent, Kristin Luker sought a reality check. She posted a query to Teachnet, an online forum where Berkeley faculty discuss issues related to teaching and learning.</p>

<p>“I handed out a study guide for the midterm, which may be part of the problem,” wrote Luker, “but some of my students tell me that no class has most of its students show up. Is it me? Is it a new trend? Any thoughts?” Continuing the conversation
Many resources are available to help faculty explore the integration of instruction and technology, and to improve teaching: </p>

<p>Luker’s post sparked a wide-ranging conversation on Teachnet among faculty eager to relate their own experiences in this area. Yet no one could pinpoint a single explanation for the supposed upsurge in student absenteeism.</p>