Philadelphia and Bryan, TX – November 2, 2017 – EDUCAUSE, touted as the largest gathering of edtech peers in higher education, kicks off this week in Philadelphia where Amazon Web Services will lead a session that explores the hottest cloud-enabled education trends on the horizon, including game-based learning. Triseum CEO and Texas A&M Professor André Thomas is joining the esteemed line up of edtech thought leaders from Amazon Web Services, Instructure and Vocareum to share insights and ideas in the presentation.   “The traction we are seeing in game-based learning is remarkable and the fact that so many in the space are talking about it is not only inspiring, but also validating,” said Thomas. “The power of game-based learning is being realized by colleges and universities as a means to increase both student engagement and the fun factor, while also producing measurably improved outcomes. We have only scratched the surface of its potential to evolve the teaching and learning experience.”   Attendees can catch “The Hottest Cloud-Enabled Education Trends to Watch in 2018” in the Learning Theater on Thursday, November 2nd from 11:30am to 12:30pm eastern time. They will hear firsthand how cloud technology is driving innovation in higher education, discover innovative cloud products and understand how forward-thinking edtechs are leveraging these cloud products to develop transformative solutions for higher education. EDUCAUSE enables thousands of IT professionals, educators and technology providers to learn from each other and actively contribute to the best thinking in higher education IT.  The event takes place October 31st – November 3rd at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.