Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -ra3575b0a7c6e3be575c7c4d240eeeb4bee72a0fc -rc2d16fd7c49411c4c2c6da861cb880772eb45271
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision a3575b0a7c6e3be575c7c4d240eeeb4bee72a0fc)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision c2d16fd7c49411c4c2c6da861cb880772eb45271)
@@ -30,17 +30,20 @@
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileUtilException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.audit.IAuditService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.wddx.FlashMessage;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.action.LamsDispatchAction;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;
@@ -65,6 +68,12 @@
 		return (IAuthoringService) webContext.getBean(AuthoringConstants.AUTHORING_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME);		
 	}
 	
+	private Integer getUserId() {
+		HttpSession ss = SessionManager.getSession();
+		UserDTO user = (UserDTO) ss.getAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
+		return user != null ? user.getUserID() : null;
+	}
+	
 	/** Output the supplied WDDX packet. If the request parameter USE_JSP_OUTPUT
 	 * is set, then it sets the session attribute "parameterName" to the wddx packet string.
 	 * If  USE_JSP_OUTPUT is not set, then the packet is written out to the 
@@ -106,7 +115,8 @@
 		String wddxPacket;
 		IAuthoringService authoringService = getAuthoringService();
 		try {
-			Long userID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,"userID"));
+			Long userID = new Long(getUserId());
+			
 			wddxPacket = authoringService.getLearningDesignsForUser(userID);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			wddxPacket = handleException(e, "getLearningDesignsForUser", authoringService).serializeMessage();
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -r31d961f3a116517218824711b50568c755eef2e8 -rc2d16fd7c49411c4c2c6da861cb880772eb45271
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 31d961f3a116517218824711b50568c755eef2e8)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision c2d16fd7c49411c4c2c6da861cb880772eb45271)
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
             HttpServletRequest request,
             HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException,LamsToolServiceException{
     	IMonitoringService monitoringService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getMonitoringService(getServlet().getServletContext());
-    	Integer userID = new Integer(WebUtil.readIntParam(request,"userID"));
+    	Integer userID = getUserId();
     	Long activityID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,"activityID"));
     	Long lessonID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,AttributeNames.PARAM_LESSON_ID));
     	
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
     	String wddxPacket = null;
     	try {
     		Long lessonID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,"lessonID"));
-	    	Integer userID = new Integer(WebUtil.readIntParam(request,"userID"));
+	    	Integer userID = getUserId();
 	    	Integer targetWorkspaceFolderID = new Integer(WebUtil.readIntParam(request,"folderID"));
 	    	wddxPacket = monitoringService.moveLesson(lessonID,targetWorkspaceFolderID,userID);
     	} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
     	String wddxPacket = null;
     	try {
     		Long lessonID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,"lessonID"));
-	    	Integer userID = new Integer(WebUtil.readIntParam(request,"userID"));
+	    	Integer userID = getUserId();
 	    	String name = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"name"); 
 	    	wddxPacket = monitoringService.renameLesson(lessonID,name,userID);
     	} catch (Exception e) {
@@ -795,13 +795,13 @@
 		
 		try {
 		
-			int userID = WebUtil.readIntParam(request,AttributeNames.PARAM_USER_ID); 
+			Integer userID = getUserId(); 
 			long learningDesignID = WebUtil.readLongParam(request,AttributeNames.PARAM_LEARNINGDESIGN_ID);
 			String title = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"title");
 			String desc = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"description"); 
 			
 	        // initialize the lesson
-	        Lesson previewLesson = monitoringService.initializeLessonForPreview(title,desc,learningDesignID,new Integer(userID));
+	        Lesson previewLesson = monitoringService.initializeLessonForPreview(title,desc,learningDesignID,userID);
 	        if ( previewLesson != null ) {
 
 	        	long lessonID = previewLesson.getLessonId().longValue();