Kurt Thumlert, York University

Research

(1) multimodal learning (2) sound and learning (3) communication and culture (4) technology studies (5) DIY making and learning (6) intersensory learning (7) informal learning (8) inclusion

Latest funding

Embodied, tacit, and multimodal learning: Re-situating pedagogies of skilled practice in the age of AI and artifice
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$42,425
Para-Cognitive Play: What Classroom Ecologies Can Teach Us About Game-Based Learning and Assessment
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$113,169
Canadian Accessible Musical Instruments Network
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$199,992

All 4 grants and awards

Embodied, tacit, and multimodal learning: Re-situating pedagogies of skilled practice in the age of AI and artifice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thumlert, Kurt F.

Keywords: action research; communities of practice; embodied knowledge; experiential learning; missing modalities; multimodality; situated learning; skilled practice; tacit knowledge; tangible inquiry

$42,425

Para-Cognitive Play: What Classroom Ecologies Can Teach Us About Game-Based Learning and Assessment

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: de Castell, Suzanne

Keywords: game-based learning; theory development; new assessment models; knowledge co-production; digital pedagogies

$113,169

Canadian Accessible Musical Instruments Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

Keywords: accessibility; music; disability; inclusivity; equity; technology

$199,992

Sounding off: Learning, communicating and making sense with sound

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Thumlert, Kurt

Keywords: (1) multimodal learning; (2) sound and learning; (3) communication and culture; (4) technology studies; (5) DIY making and learning; (6) intersensory learning; (7) informal learning; (8) inclusion

$72,473

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) multimodal learning Dear Professor Thumlert, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) multimodal learning connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Embodied, tacit, and multimodal learning: Re-situating pedagogies of skilled practice in the age of AI and artifice" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]