Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBUserGridRowDTO.java
===================================================================
diff -u -re7df9c322cd3d1d3c84c2117419750a34c3cdab8 -r1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBUserGridRowDTO.java	(.../GBUserGridRowDTO.java)	(revision e7df9c322cd3d1d3c84c2117419750a34c3cdab8)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBUserGridRowDTO.java	(.../GBUserGridRowDTO.java)	(revision 1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.gradebook.dto;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.gradebook.util.GBGridView;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     String feedback;
 
     // For activity view
+    Date startDate;
     String output;
     String activityUrl;
     
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
 		ret.add(rowName);
 	    }
 	    ret.add(status);
+	    ret.add(startDate != null ? convertDateToString(startDate, DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT) : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add((timeTaken != null) ? convertTimeToString(timeTaken) : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add((output != null) ? output.toString() : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add(feedback);
@@ -143,4 +146,12 @@
 	this.currentActivity = currentActivity;
     }
 
+    public Date getStartDate() {
+        return startDate;
+    }
+
+    public void setStartDate(Date startTime) {
+        this.startDate = startTime;
+    }
+
 }
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GradebookGridRowDTO.java
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diff -u -racc8d2acf5b6b0002e0c8129947040a779ab4077 -r1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GradebookGridRowDTO.java	(.../GradebookGridRowDTO.java)	(revision acc8d2acf5b6b0002e0c8129947040a779ab4077)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GradebookGridRowDTO.java	(.../GradebookGridRowDTO.java)	(revision 1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa)
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 /* $Id$ */
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.gradebook.dto;
 
+import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.gradebook.util.GBGridView;
 
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@
 
     public static final String CELL_EMPTY = "-";
 
+    public static final DateFormat DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
+	    DateFormat.SHORT);
+
     // The id for a row, might be activityId, userId, lessonID etc
     public String id;
 
@@ -95,6 +101,20 @@
 	}
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A shared function to convert date into a readable string
+     * 
+     * @param date to format
+     * @return formatted date
+     */
+    protected String convertDateToString(Date date, DateFormat format) {
+	if (date != null) {
+	    DateFormat usedFormat = format == null ? DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT : format;
+	    return usedFormat.format(date);
+	}
+	return null;
+    }
+
     protected String markToString() {
 	if (mark != null) {
 	    if (marksAvailable != null) {
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java
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diff -u -rc908ebed08eb519235a7b4e2866e58b630962efa -r1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java	(.../GradebookService.java)	(revision c908ebed08eb519235a7b4e2866e58b630962efa)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java	(.../GradebookService.java)	(revision 1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa)
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 		// Set the progress
 		LearnerProgress learnerProgress = getLearnerProgress(lesson, learner);
 		gUserDTO.setStatus(getActivityStatusStr(learnerProgress, activity));
+		gUserDTO.setStartDate(getActivityStartDate(learnerProgress, activity));
 		gUserDTO.setTimeTaken(getActivityDuration(learnerProgress, activity));
 
 		// Get the tool outputs for this user if there are any
@@ -1113,6 +1114,24 @@
 	return gactivityDTO;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets activity start time, either attempted or completed
+     * @param learnerProgress
+     * @param activity
+     * @return
+     */
+    private Date getActivityStartDate(LearnerProgress learnerProgress, Activity activity) {
+	Date startDate = null;
+	if (learnerProgress != null) {
+	    startDate = learnerProgress.getAttemptedActivities().get(activity);
+	    if (startDate == null) {
+		CompletedActivityProgress compProg = learnerProgress.getCompletedActivities().get(activity);
+		startDate = compProg.getStartDate();
+	    }
+	}
+	return startDate;
+    }
+
     private Long getActivityDuration(LearnerProgress learnerProgress, Activity activity) {
 	if (learnerProgress != null) {
 	    if (learnerProgress.getCompletedActivities().get(activity) != null) {
Index: lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp
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diff -u -rce3e782fd6844641f7298e09104f8d7554f073ff -r1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa
--- lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitor.jsp)	(revision ce3e782fd6844641f7298e09104f8d7554f073ff)
+++ lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitor.jsp)	(revision 1aed494b3b9aeb79f7837c12b15cd1330b3020fa)
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
 						     	'',
 						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.name"/>",
 						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.progress"/>", 
+						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.startDate"/>", 
 						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.timeTaken"/>", 
 						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.outputs"/>", 
 						     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.activityFeedback"/>", 
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@
 						     	{name:'id', index:'id', sortable:false, editable:false, hidden:true, search:false, hidedlg:true},
 						     	{name:'marksAvailable',index:'marksAvailable', sortable:false, editable:false, hidden:true, search:false, hidedlg:true},
 						     	{name:'rowName',index:'rowName', sortable:true, editable:false},
-						      	{name:'status', align:'center', width:30, index:'status', sortable:false, editable:false, search:false, width:50, align:"center"},
+						      	{name:'status', index:'status', sortable:false, editable:false, search:false, width:30, align:"center"},
+						      	{name:'startDate', index:'startDate', sortable:true, editable: false, hidden:true, width:60, align:"center"},
 						      	{name:'timeTaken', index:'timeTaken', sortable:true, editable: false, width:80, align:"center"},
 						      	{name:'output', index:'output', sortable:false, editable: false, search:false, width:200, hidden:true},
 						     	{name:'feedback',index:'feedback', sortable:false, editable:true, edittype:'textarea', editoptions:{rows:'4',cols:'20'} , search:false, width:200, hidden:true},