In December, we launched our very first customer award ceremony - the #EesyAwards! We have seen that with more universities and private institutions using our solutions to measure LMS usage, drive tool adoption or improve LMS support, more interesting and innovative use cases appear. We are extremely thankful for the efforts of our users so we decided to recognize them for their ongoing support, innovative ideas and for simply making great use of the solutions we offer.
So here they are: The EesyAward winners for 2018! We hope that their efforts will inspire you to take your LMS usage to the next level as well.
Overall Superstar Customer Award
Schelly Gardner from Southern Cross University
Schelly has become an absolute EesyExpert! As one of our first power users, Schelly has helped us improve our solutions significantly and now runs the EesySoft ANZ Community. Thanks again Schelly!
Don't worry, the #EesyAwards ceremony isn't over just yet. The Super Star Customer Award goes too... @schelly from @SCUonline!! 🎉🎉 Schelly is the most active @EesySoft user that we have ever had, so thank you for all of your input and effort this past year. pic.twitter.com/QZTh8avQD9
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) January 3, 2019
New Feature Fanatic Award
Schelly Gardner from Southern Cross University
SCU in the lead! This award is specifically for the most awesome feature requests of the year on Receptive, and from their in depth knowledge of our solutions, Schelly and SCU have been able to give us incredible feature ideas this year!
Do you have a feature idea of you own? We would love to hear it! Just use the following link to add your idea on Receptive or email us directly at support@eesysoft.com
The first of the #EesyAwards is all about new feature ideas. The award for new feature fanatic goes to... @schelly from @SCUonline!! 🏆 You have provided us with so many incredible ideas this year and we really appreciate your support! pic.twitter.com/xqZSeBAT2Y
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 18, 2018
Queen and King of Quotes
This award goes to those that have given us the most amazing feedback this year.
Abigail Joy Angelia from Malayan Colleges Mindanao
MCM has been using EesyAdoption and getting really impressive results! At Blackboard TLC Asia 2018, Abigail presented on how EesySoft tools have supported Mapua’s newest school in taking a clear direction to catapult usage of the LMS from the get-go. Thanks for all your great quotes!
Brian Larkin from Santa Clara University
As one of our first customers on Canvas, Santa Clara University has learned firsthand how EesySoft can help optimize LMS usage. We recently interviewed the team from Santa Clara to hear what they had to say about using EesySoft. Read the full story here: Optimizing Canvas at Santa Clara University
Feedback is so important for us. Hearing from users helps us share success stories and improve our solutions. So this years #EesyAward for Best Customer Feedback goes to... Abigail Joy Angelia from @MalayanMindanao and @Larkin_Tech from @SantaClaraUniv 🎉🏆 pic.twitter.com/r7d1qofDlM
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 18, 2018
Presentation Masters Award
Many customers have presented with us or about us at conferences like BbWorld, Bb TLC, and Instructurecarn. But this award goes to the presentation master that really stood out in 2018...
Eric A. Silva from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Eric is a Learning Technologies influencer on the rise and did a rock star presentation with us at BbWorld 2018 in Orlando. Eric demonstrated how he used #EesySupport to integrate our 24/7 All-in-One Support Center in Blackboard. Want to know how? You can find his full presentation here.
We love to share the stage with our customers at conferences like #BBworld #CanvasCon and many more, so this years Presentation Master award goes to a very special presenter... @SilvaEric1 from @utrgv 👏🎉 Thanks for all the support Eric! #UTRGV #EesyAwards @UTRGVCOLTT pic.twitter.com/QvWsg7oYJA
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 21, 2018
Best Newcomer Award
We grew this year. A lot. And while every new institution that joins the EesySoft family brings unique ideas to the table, this award is for the new customer in 2018 that really left their mark.
Bobbi Bain, Ruth Ruggles, & Rachel Bungo from Kent State University
Bobbi, Ruth & Rachel (aka the 3 R's :) from Kent State have only been using EesySoft for a short while, but in that short time they have given us great feedback and have really made full use of our solutions.
There have been a lot of new additions to the @EesySoft family this year, but who has really made their mark? The #EesyAward for Best Newcomer goes to.... @KentState!! Thanks for being part of the family @jaraber and your amazing team! #CustomersFirst #EesyFamily #EdTech pic.twitter.com/lk2GtVrLh3
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 19, 2018
Radical Recommend-er Award
When our customers recommend us to other institutions, it makes us happy! So this award is for those customers that have really spread the word about EesySoft.
Sid Beitler from Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach State has been a long standing EesySoft customer and Sid has been supportive since the very start. With the help of EesySoft, Sid is able to support 40,000 students with just 1 support specialist. Read the full user story here.
This year's #EesyAward for Radical Recommender goes to @SidBeitler from @PBStateCollege! 🏆💬 Thank you Sid for always sharing your positive @EesySoft experiences with the #HigherEdTech community. Find out how Sid streamlined @Blackboard support here: https://t.co/dds4k8bZSJ pic.twitter.com/lBGTKv8pRV
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 28, 2018
Most Innovative Use of EesySoft
Alisa Kadenic-Newman from Community College System of New Hampshire
Even though CCSNH has been using EesySoft for quite some time now, when the decision was made to move from Blackboard to Canvas, Alisa leveraged the data she got from EesySoft to make their migration, well, eesier! She told us her amazing story which inspired us to create a new solution, specifically for LMS migration (see EesyMigration). Want to see the full migration timeline? Check out the case study here.
The next #EesyAward goes to a customer that has used @EesySoft in a new, innovative way: #Blackboard to @CanvasLMS migration! So the award for Most Innovative Usage goes out to Alisa Kadenic-Newman from @CCSNH603 🎉 Read her story here: https://t.co/Of1QIdGRDa pic.twitter.com/aoAFVD3ToV
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) December 19, 2018
EesyReporter Award
Tom Hey and Alex Pritchard at Leeds Beckett University
Tom and Alex took EesyReports to a new level at Leeds Beckett. They identified commonly problematic pages and reduced their number of support requests. Additionally, they found champion user data to share the methodology of power users with everyone else. Want to know more? Check out their case study here!
EesyReports help you understand LMS usage and take data-driven actions. So who wins the #EesyAward for best use of Reports? For their use of campaigns to increase adoption of Course Reports for Instructors, the winners are... Tom Hey and Alex Pritchard from @leedsbeckett 🎉🏆 pic.twitter.com/4Ge5uxa480
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) January 22, 2019
EesyMessager Award
Tammy Robinson & Jarrod Hiles from the University of Newcastle
When it comes to EesyMessages, there is a direct correlation between a clean design with clearly written content and positive feedback from users. Tammy and Jarrod from the University of Newcastle have gone out of their way to customize their EesyMessages and add supportive multimedia into them.
Last but not least the #EesyAward for designing super engaging and well crafted EesyMessages goes to... Tammy Robinson and @JarrodHiles from @uonsydney 👏🏆 Want to see their award winning messages? Stay tuned for our upcoming blog post on EesyMessage design! pic.twitter.com/eaKkbNH2pf
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) January 22, 2019
EesySupporter Award
Brian Irwin from Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam, with Brian at the lead, has made the most highly customized EesySupport center we have seen to date! Complete with a full range of personalized, institution specific help items and brand colors, the EesySupport center at SHU is amazing!
#EesyAwards - Who has the best EesySupport Center? Congrats to @brianirwin from @sheffhallamuni 🏆🎉 You took your support center to the next level with customization and institution specific help items. Amazing job Brian! @SHU_AcDev @HallamStaff pic.twitter.com/eUUI5rjgUr
— EesySoft (@EesySoft) January 21, 2019
Here is the great looking help center from SHU:
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Check your mail...
To all the winners, keep an eye on your mailbox - the physical one! There just might be something special coming your way...
To all of our customers and award nominees, thank you for using EesySoft to its fullest and we hope you win next year!
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