Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java
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diff -u -r63a9aa3781aa91aec33ee6dacebe649d0d0cd0b2 -r9bffc1a7278bddba6ffc3c6af493d5bc1faf43f9
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 63a9aa3781aa91aec33ee6dacebe649d0d0cd0b2)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 9bffc1a7278bddba6ffc3c6af493d5bc1faf43f9)
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
      * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.learning.service.ILearnerService#getLearnerActivityURL(java.lang.Integer, java.lang.Long)
      */
    public String getLearnerActivityURL(Integer learnerId, Long activityId) {    
-    	User learner = userManagementService.getUserById(learnerId);
+    	User learner = (User)userManagementService.findById(User.class,learnerId);
     	Activity requestedActivity = getActivity(activityId);
     	Lesson lesson = getLessonByActivity(requestedActivity);
     	return activityMapping.calculateActivityURLForProgressView(lesson,learner,requestedActivity);
Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/LearningWebUtil.java
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diff -u -re5049e0948ac38f849ed086dfa9b8b7dfd8d76ae -r9bffc1a7278bddba6ffc3c6af493d5bc1faf43f9
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/LearningWebUtil.java	(.../LearningWebUtil.java)	(revision e5049e0948ac38f849ed086dfa9b8b7dfd8d76ae)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/LearningWebUtil.java	(.../LearningWebUtil.java)	(revision 9bffc1a7278bddba6ffc3c6af493d5bc1faf43f9)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     {
         HttpSession ss = SessionManager.getSession();
         UserDTO learner = (UserDTO) ss.getAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
-        return learner != null ? learnerService.getUserManagementService().getUserById(learner.getUserID()) : null;
+        return learner != null ? (User)learnerService.getUserManagementService().findById(User.class,learner.getUserID()) : null;
     }
     
 	/**