Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBActivityGridRowDTO.java
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diff -u -rbfa7dfb5557d54767b137652b34dd89c13fb1227 -rc81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBActivityGridRowDTO.java	(.../GBActivityGridRowDTO.java)	(revision bfa7dfb5557d54767b137652b34dd89c13fb1227)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dto/GBActivityGridRowDTO.java	(.../GBActivityGridRowDTO.java)	(revision c81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346)
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
 		ret.add(rowName);
 	    }
 	    ret.add(status);
-	    ret.add(timeTaken != null ? DateUtil.convertTimeToString(timeTaken) : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add(startDate != null ? DateUtil.convertToString(startDate, null) : CELL_EMPTY);
+	    ret.add(timeTaken != null ? DateUtil.convertTimeToString(timeTaken) : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add(finishDate != null ? DateUtil.convertToString(finishDate, null) : CELL_EMPTY);
 	    ret.add(feedback);
 	    ret.add(outcomes != null ? outcomes : CELL_EMPTY);
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java
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diff -u -ra9f95a26e562a58b55c99f2c18e253c151ef457a -rc81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java	(.../GradebookUtil.java)	(revision a9f95a26e562a58b55c99f2c18e253c151ef457a)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java	(.../GradebookUtil.java)	(revision c81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346)
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBAverageMarkComparator());
 	    } else if (sortBy.equals(GradebookConstants.PARAM_START_DATE)) {
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBStartDateComparator());
+	    } else if (sortBy.equals(GradebookConstants.PARAM_SEQUENCE)) {
+		// do not sort at all
 	    } else {
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBRowNameComparator());
 	    }
Index: lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitorContent.jsp
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diff -u -r35dd47046a83ab2f9e80f76dc22d1521412219b5 -rc81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346
--- lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitorContent.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitorContent.jsp)	(revision 35dd47046a83ab2f9e80f76dc22d1521412219b5)
+++ lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitorContent.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitorContent.jsp)	(revision c81694871bdf781b0dcaae89d78778857feed346)
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@
 					     	'',
 					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.activity"/>",
 					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.progress"/>",
-					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.timeTaken"/>", 
 					    	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.startDate"/>", 
+					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.timeTaken"/>", 
 					    	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.completeDate"/>", 
 					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.activityFeedback"/>", 
 					     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.outcome"/>",
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@
 					     colModel: [
 					       	{name:'id', index:'id', sortable:false, hidden:true, hidedlg:true},
 					       	{name:'marksAvailable',index:'marksAvailable', sortable:false, editable:false, hidden:true, search:false, hidedlg:true},
-							{name:'rowName',  index:'rowName', sortable:false, editable: false, width: 140},
+							{name:'rowName',  index:'rowName', sortable:true, editable: false, width: 181},
 							{name:'status',  index:'status', sortable:false, editable:false, width:30, align:"center"},
+						    {name:'startDate',index:'startDate', width:0, hidden: false, align:"center", width:50},
 							{name:'timeTaken',index:'timeTaken', sortable:true, editable: false, width:51, title : true, align:"center",
 								cellattr: function(rowID, val, rawObject, cm, rdata) {
 									if (rdata.startDate != "-") {
 										return 'title="' + rdata.startDate + ' - ' + rdata.finishDate + '"';
 									}
 						    	}
 					    	},
-						    {name:'startDate',index:'startDate', width:0, hidden: true},
 						    {name:'finishDate',index:'finishDate', width:0, hidden: true},
 							{name:'feedback',  index:'feedback', sortable:false, editable: true, edittype:'textarea', editoptions:{rows:'4',cols:'20'}, width:200, hidden:true},
 							{name:'outcome', index:'outcome', sortable:false, editable: false,