Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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diff -u -r8cbd631849cddfbfc7fb887e8a847894e5baaefa -rddf852438a86c3da1559cbd2ff2f62d45bf818da
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision 8cbd631849cddfbfc7fb887e8a847894e5baaefa)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision ddf852438a86c3da1559cbd2ff2f62d45bf818da)
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@
 	// Make all efforts to make sure it has a title
 	String title = lessonName != null ? lessonName : copiedLearningDesign.getTitle();
 	title = title != null ? title : "Unknown Lesson";
+	//truncate title
+	if (title.length() > 254) {
+	    title = title.substring(0, 254);
+	}
 
 	Lesson lesson = createNewLesson(title, lessonDescription, user, learnerExportAvailable, copiedLearningDesign,
 		learnerPresenceAvailable, learnerImAvailable, liveEditEnabled);