Classification and segmentation methods with application in audio and acoustic signal processing

Abstract

This thesis concerns the exploration of novel interactive educational resources to enhance literacy and language learning. The core system that arises from this research is called "ReciTell", which is a rich media based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The technology provides an innovative learning environment through the complementary fusion of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning modalities, which is aimed at literacy and language learning. This is achieved by proposing an approach that emulates traditional teaching methods within an advanced technological environment. Creating rich media based educational resources is complex and labour intensive and as a result they tend to be expensive to produce and require a specialized skill-set and media design knowledge.