diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
index 2fabc696a2123cd8e55c5f58062251b88bd4eeb1..4dbbc6cfd7075a56b6236ab51ad16b88c54bc674 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ cockpit.lectures=Lektionen
 cockpit.lectures.day.list=Sie haben keine Lektionen an diesem Tag.
 cockpit.pending.day={0} {1} ({2} Lektion)
 cockpit.pending.day.plural={0} {1} ({2} Lektion(en))
-cockpit.pending.days=Es wurden nicht abgeschlossene Lektionen gefunden. Bitte erfassen Sie die Absenzen auch f\u00FCr den n\u00E4chsten Tag\:
-cockpit.pending.days.plural=Es wurden nicht abgeschlossene Lektionen gefunden. Bitte erfassen Sie die Absenzen auch f\u00FCr die n\u00E4chsten Tage\:
+cockpit.pending.days=Es wurden nicht abgeschlossene Lektionen gefunden. Bitte erfassen Sie die Absenzen auch f\u00FCr den vergangenen Tag\:
+cockpit.pending.days.plural=Es wurden nicht abgeschlossene Lektionen gefunden. Bitte erfassen Sie die Absenzen auch f\u00FCr die vergangenen Tage\:
 config.calculate.attendance.rate=Anwesenheitsquote berechnen
 config.override=Standard Konfiguration \u00FCberschreiben zulassen
 config.override.no=Nein
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
index 8d48047292331b55846a1d518ba480df068aabcc..65dbaeffe7b442bca62439c2252dc9c2448a699a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ cockpit.lectures=Lectures
 cockpit.lectures.day.list=You don't have any lectures this day.
 cockpit.pending.day={0} {1} ({2} lectures)
 cockpit.pending.day.plural={0} {1} ({2} lectures)
-cockpit.pending.days=There is some lectures which are not already closed. Please record the absences for the following day\:
-cockpit.pending.days.plural=There is some lectures which are not already closed. Please record the absences for the following days\:
+cockpit.pending.days=There is some lectures which are not already closed. Please record the absences for the past day\:
+cockpit.pending.days.plural=There is some lectures which are not already closed. Please record the absences for the past days\:
 config.calculate.attendance.rate=Calculate attendance rate
 config.override=Override default configuration
 config.override.no=No
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DailyLectureBlockOverviewController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DailyLectureBlockOverviewController.java
index bf99deff1e38ddfb49137324eaa93d9bcd9d02bc..fbc1e6ab1a3a058ae52d9eff15de721d8338a1a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DailyLectureBlockOverviewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DailyLectureBlockOverviewController.java
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ public class DailyLectureBlockOverviewController extends FormBasicController {
 	
 	public void setCurrentDate(Date date) {
 		this.currentDate = date;
+		if(closeButton != null) {
+			String title = translate("close.lecture.blocks.day", new String[] { formatter.formatDate(date) });
+			closeButton.setI18nKey(title);
+		}
+		
 		loadModel();
 		updateCanClose();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DayChooserController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DayChooserController.java
index c75d702efab359faaaeced5b75513d4e8601469d..599fd5483f4ac6096f2f3b311649c762aa81ceef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DayChooserController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/DayChooserController.java
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public class DayChooserController extends FormBasicController {
 		}
 		return date;
 	}
+	
+	public void setDate(Date date) {
+		dateEl.setDate(date);
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doDispose() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/LecturesCockpitController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/LecturesCockpitController.java
index a4e24c5d37c7a8af5e46f22622065592d47bf6a5..780b7b9620d8b881b9b1cb2c0af56c02aec25551 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/LecturesCockpitController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/lecture/ui/coach/LecturesCockpitController.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ package org.olat.modules.lecture.ui.coach;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -156,10 +158,9 @@ public class LecturesCockpitController extends BasicController implements Activa
 				fireEvent(ureq, event);
 			}
 		} else if(source == rollCallCtrl) {
-			if(event == Event.DONE_EVENT) {
+			if(event == Event.DONE_EVENT || event == Event.BACK_EVENT || event == Event.CANCELLED_EVENT) {
 				backToDaily();
 			}
-			
 		} else if(event == Event.BACK_EVENT) {
 			backToDaily();
 		}
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@ public class LecturesCockpitController extends BasicController implements Activa
 
 		Formatter formatter = Formatter.getInstance(getLocale());
 		List<LectureBlock> lectureBlocks = lectureService.getLectureBlocks(searchParams);
+		Collections.sort(lectureBlocks, new LectureBlockComparator());
+		
 		List<Link> pendingLinks = new ArrayList<>();
 		Set<String> deduplicate = new HashSet<>();
 		for(LectureBlock lectureBlock:lectureBlocks) {
@@ -272,10 +275,24 @@ public class LecturesCockpitController extends BasicController implements Activa
 	}
 	
 	private void doChangeCurrentDate(Date date) {
+		dayChooserCtrl.setDate(date);
 		if(lectureBlocksCtrl != null) {
 			lectureBlocksCtrl.setCurrentDate(date);
 		}
 		absencesListCtrl.setCurrentDate(date);
 		updateCurrentDate();
 	}
+	
+	private static class LectureBlockComparator implements Comparator<LectureBlock> {
+
+		@Override
+		public int compare(LectureBlock o1, LectureBlock o2) {
+			Date s1 = o1.getStartDate();
+			Date s2 = o2.getStartDate();
+			if(s1 == null && s2 == null) return 0;
+			if(s1 == null) return 1;
+			if(s2 == null) return -1;
+			return s1.compareTo(s2);
+		}
+	}
 }