Default LMS roles are automatically assigned to one of three roles in Panorama, each granting access to specific features on the platform. Below is an overview of the features accessible to each role.
Student Role
Platform Feature | Description |
My Content | Students can upload personal files and retrieve Alternative Formats. Note: Panorama admins can choose whether this feature is enabled. |
User Settings | Students can customize their language settings, adjust the duration of toast messages, and choose to display accessibility icons and Student Accessibility Pro. |
Instructor Role
Platform Feature | Description |
My Content | Instructors can upload personal files and retrieve Alternative Formats. Note: Panorama admins can choose whether this feature is enabled. |
To-Do List | Instructors can efficiently manage documents they want to enhance the accessibility of by adding them to their To-Do List. The documents can then be updated within the To-Do List at a later time, or if the original documents are updated, the list automatically reflects those changes. |
Course Report | Panorama's Course Report includes a high-level overview report to allow instructors to see the accessibility scores for content embedded in the LMS course section. Note: Instructors can only access reports for courses in which they are enrolled as instructors/teachers. |
Course Settings | This allows faculty the ability to tailor their Panorama settings to their course preferences, such as omitting certain Alternative Formats, and disabling certain display icons. Note: Panorama admins can choose to disable this feature for instructors. |
User Settings | Teachers can customize their language settings, adjust the duration of toast messages, and choose to display accessibility icons and Student Accessibility Pro. |
Admin Role
Platform Feature | Description |
My Content | Admins can upload personal files and retrieve Alternative Formats. |
To-Do List | Instructors can efficiently manage documents they want to enhance the accessibility of by adding them to their To-Do List. The documents can then be updated within the To-Do List at a later time, or if the original documents are updated, the list automatically reflects those changes. |
LMS Report | Admins have access to the LMS Report, which is a high-level breakdown of Panorama’s performance across the LMS. This includes the institution's accessibility score, total files processed, Alternative Formats downloaded, and files improved through the Panorama interface. This report can also be filtered to gauge the efficacy of Panorama over time through the date and term filters. |
Issues Report | Panorama admins can audit the overall LMS Reports by viewing a breakdown of all issues. This includes both a graph and an itemized breakdown of all issues reported by Panorama as Severe, Major, and Minor. This report can also be filtered to gauge the efficacy of Panorama over time through the date and term filters. |
Content Report | Provides a detailed breakdown of all file types scanned by Panorama. Admins can assess which Alternative Formats are consistently downloaded by users to assess common accessibility gaps. This report can be filtered to gauge the efficacy of Panorama over time through the date and term filters. |
Storage Report | Admins can access the Storage Report for a full breakdown of how much storage is being allocated by file type. This report can be filtered through the date and term filters. |
Course Report | Panorama's Course Report includes a high-level overview report to allow admins to see the accessibility scores for content embedded in the LMS course section. Note: Admins can access all courses where Panorama is enabled. |
Institution Settings | Institution Settings allows admins the ability to tailor the campus settings to preference, such as setting up custom role mapping, Alternative Formats, score weightings, and data retention. |
Course Settings | Course Settings allows admins the ability to tailor their Panorama settings to their course preferences or set the preferred settings on behalf of a faculty member's course. |
User Settings | Admins can customize their language settings, adjust the duration of toast messages, and choose to display accessibility icons and Student Accessibility Pro. |
Scope Settings | Admins can customize which courses or sub-accounts in their LMS will have Panorama enabled. |
Issue Settings | Admins can customize flag levels, weights for individual issues, and even custom algorithms (Scoring Rubric) based on the criteria set by the institution around accessibility. |
Roster Sync | Admins can track all users and role types that have accessed the Panorama LTI console from the Roster. The Roster also allows Admins the ability to create or edit user roles. |
Integration Settings | Integration Settings is the central space to update any third-party integrations between Panorama, the LMS, and Single-Sign-On. |
Branding Settings | Admins have full control over icon displays, color schemes, and widget branding to ensure Panorama is tailored to the institution's unique brand. |
Institution Information | Admins can view information regarding their LTI integration. |
Add-Ons | Admins can view and track the usage of their Panorama add-ons. |