Index: lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/LearningAction.java
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diff -u -rb590efa8f4c159b483268a6b5f4417b6f16c37d9 -r63dc15ba7570a120b319ef389ff05fe05988e2d2
--- lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision b590efa8f4c159b483268a6b5f4417b6f16c37d9)
+++ lams_tool_images/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/imageGallery/web/action/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision 63dc15ba7570a120b319ef389ff05fe05988e2d2)
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 	ImageGallery imageGallery;
 	Long toolSessionId = null;
 	ImageGalleryUser user = null;
-	if (mode.isLearner()) {
+	if (mode.isLearner() || mode.isAuthor()) {
 	    toolSessionId = (Long) sessionMap.get(ImageGalleryConstants.ATTR_TOOL_SESSION_ID);
 	    imageGallery = service.getImageGalleryBySessionId(toolSessionId);
 	    user = getCurrentUser(service, toolSessionId);
Index: lams_tool_images/web/pages/authoring/parts/addimage.jsp
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diff -u -r50551b789065b93152949df172cb9c718962697e -r63dc15ba7570a120b319ef389ff05fe05988e2d2
--- lams_tool_images/web/pages/authoring/parts/addimage.jsp	(.../addimage.jsp)	(revision 50551b789065b93152949df172cb9c718962697e)
+++ lams_tool_images/web/pages/authoring/parts/addimage.jsp	(.../addimage.jsp)	(revision 63dc15ba7570a120b319ef389ff05fe05988e2d2)
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@
 				<label for="description">
 					<fmt:message key="label.authoring.basic.resource.description.input" />
 				</label>
-				
+
 				<c:choose>
-					<c:when test="${sessionMap.mode == 'author'}">
+					<c:when test="${saveUsingLearningAction}">
+						<lams:STRUTS-textarea rows="5" tabindex="2" styleClass="text-area form-control" property="description" />
+					</c:when>
+					<c:otherwise>
 						<lams:CKEditor id="description" value="${formBean.description}" width="99%" 
 							contentFolderID="${sessionMap.imageGalleryForm.contentFolderID}" 
 							resizeParentFrameName="new-image-input-area" />
-					</c:when>
-					<c:otherwise>
-						<lams:STRUTS-textarea rows="5" tabindex="2" styleClass="text-area form-control" property="description" />
 					</c:otherwise>
 				</c:choose>
 			</div>