For the most part all the data shown to an instructor on the dashboard is also shown to the students.
As of August 2018, these are the main differences:
- Students do not have the ability to edit the course description, timeline, etc.
- Students can only assign themselves articles to write or review, while instructors can assign articles to anyone in the course.
- Enrollment code and enrollment tools are only available to the instructors; instructors can add and remove students manually, while students can only remove themselves from the course.
To see the difference feel free to review these questions:
All the rest of it — the full timeline, the activity feed, the contributions of any student in the class — are visible to everyone.