Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java
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diff -u -rc132bb7d3199254229dac8c10845eabea365c7e3 -rabe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision c132bb7d3199254229dac8c10845eabea365c7e3)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision abe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c)
@@ -239,6 +239,17 @@
     public String getLessonLearners(Long lessonID)throws IOException;
     
     /**
+     * Returns a list of staff participating in the given Lesson
+     * 
+     * @param lessonID The lesson_id of the Lesson
+     * @return String The requested list in wddx format
+     * 
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public String getLessonStaff(Long lessonID)throws IOException;
+    
+    
+    /**
      * This method returns the LearningDesign details for a given Lesson
      * 
      * @param lessonID The lesson_id of the Lesson whose LearningDesign details are required
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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diff -u -ra1c1ca14a171ef3e0468aa9e5a5711be44f130c1 -rabe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision a1c1ca14a171ef3e0468aa9e5a5711be44f130c1)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision abe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c)
@@ -871,8 +871,31 @@
 											 FlashMessage.ERROR);
     	return flashMessage.serializeMessage();
     }    
+    
     /**
      * (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.service.IMonitoringService#getLessonStaff(java.lang.Long)
+     */
+    public String getLessonStaff(Long lessonID)throws IOException{
+    	Vector lessonStaff = new Vector();
+    	Lesson lesson = lessonDAO.getLesson(lessonID);
+    	FlashMessage flashMessage;
+    	if(lesson!=null){
+    		Iterator iterator = lesson.getLessonClass().getStaffGroup().getUsers().iterator();
+    		while(iterator.hasNext()){
+    			User user = (User)iterator.next();
+    			lessonStaff.add(user.getUserDTO());
+    		}    		
+    		flashMessage = new FlashMessage("getLessonStaff",lessonStaff);
+    	}else
+    		flashMessage = new FlashMessage("getLessonStaff",
+    										 messageService.getMessage("NO.SUCH.LESSON",new Object[]{lessonID}),
+											 FlashMessage.ERROR);
+    	return flashMessage.serializeMessage();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.service.IMonitoringService#getLearningDesignDetails(java.lang.Long)
      */
     public String getLearningDesignDetails(Long lessonID)throws IOException{
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -rc132bb7d3199254229dac8c10845eabea365c7e3 -rabe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision c132bb7d3199254229dac8c10845eabea365c7e3)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision abe8b6d5222e4efc0e5bb332066d481f50d38e8c)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     	try {
     		String title = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"lessonName");
     		if ( title == null ) title = "lesson";
-    		String desc = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"lessonDescription");
+    		String desc = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"lessonDescription", true);
     		if ( desc == null ) desc = "description";
     		Integer courseId = WebUtil.readIntParam(request,"courseId",true);
     		long ldId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, AttributeNames.PARAM_LEARNINGDESIGN_ID);
@@ -546,6 +546,19 @@
         writer.println(wddxPacket);
         return null;
     }
+    
+    public ActionForward getLessonStaff(ActionMapping mapping,
+            ActionForm form,
+            HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException{
+    	IMonitoringService monitoringService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getMonitoringService(getServlet().getServletContext());
+    	Long lessonID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,"lessonID"));
+    	String wddxPacket = monitoringService.getLessonStaff(lessonID);
+        PrintWriter writer = response.getWriter();
+        writer.println(wddxPacket);
+        return null;
+    }
+    
     public ActionForward getLearningDesignDetails(ActionMapping mapping,
             ActionForm form,
             HttpServletRequest request,