Index: lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js
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diff -u -r932a4e7a2b89bcbae0db13d296ea1038e9571891 -rd642e043e5cec55215c6e5dba9a1d779dca16665
--- lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 932a4e7a2b89bcbae0db13d296ea1038e9571891)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision d642e043e5cec55215c6e5dba9a1d779dca16665)
@@ -2228,6 +2228,10 @@
 
 //********** COMMON FUNCTIONS **********
 
+function isAutoRefreshBlocked(){
+	return autoRefreshBlocked || $('#learnerGroupDialog').hasClass('in');
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates all changeable elements of monitoring screen.
  */
@@ -2239,12 +2243,12 @@
 
 	if (!autoRefreshIntervalObject) {
 		autoRefreshIntervalObject = setInterval(function(){
-			if (!autoRefreshBlocked) {
+			if (!isAutoRefreshBlocked()) {
 				refreshMonitor(null, true);
 			}
 		}, autoRefreshInterval);
 	}
-	
+
 	if (!tabName) {
 		// update Lesson tab widgets (state, number of learners etc.)
 		updateLessonTab();
Index: lams_monitoring/web/tblmonitor/tblmonitor.jsp
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diff -u -r711411d243b9bca70b87eec757a2baa5bebe6964 -rd642e043e5cec55215c6e5dba9a1d779dca16665
--- lams_monitoring/web/tblmonitor/tblmonitor.jsp	(.../tblmonitor.jsp)	(revision 711411d243b9bca70b87eec757a2baa5bebe6964)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/tblmonitor/tblmonitor.jsp	(.../tblmonitor.jsp)	(revision d642e043e5cec55215c6e5dba9a1d779dca16665)
@@ -54,16 +54,18 @@
 			
 			// refresh automatically every X seconds
 			window.setInterval(function(){
-				loadTab(null, null, true);
+				refresh(true);
 			}, TAB_REFRESH_INTERVAL);
 		});
 
 		function loadTab(method, toolContentID, autoRefresh) {
 			if (!method && !toolContentID) {
 				// tab was refreshed, get stored parameters
 				method = lastTabMethod;
-				if (autoRefresh && (method == 'burningQuestions' || method == 'aes' || method == 'aesStudentChoices')) {
+
+				if (autoRefresh && (method == 'burningQuestions' || method == 'aes' || method == 'aesStudentChoices' || method == 'sequence' || $('.modal').hasClass('in'))){
 					// do not auto refresh Burning Questions nor AES tabs
+					// or if a modal dialog is open
 					return;
 				}	
 				
@@ -158,8 +160,8 @@
 	        }, 100);
 		}
 
-		function refresh() {
-			loadTab();
+		function refresh(autoRefresh) {
+			loadTab(null, null, autoRefresh);
 		}
 
         function switchToRegularMonitor() {