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A learning medium is a tool that enables a student to acquire knowledge and master skills. Education implies utilization of various educational technologies in order to gain an adequate level of knowledge according to students' academic and future professional requirements. Visual learning mediums are mostly used in the education of children with low vision, while blind children predominantly use tactile learning mediums and literacy tools. According to the literacy mediums they use, children with visual impairment can be classified as users of print, Braille, audio tools, or a combination of these mediums. In order to determine the primary learning medium, it is necessary to collect the information on the factors affecting the acquisition of knowledge. This information includes: general abilities; level of visual/tactile functioning; visual impairment prognosis; presence of additional disabilities; motivation for learning; academic and non-academic requirements; environmental conditions; and interpersonal factors. Learning medium assessment and selection of appropriate literacy tools for visually impaired children are most often part of the assessment of functional vision. The aim of this paper is to describe the importance of learning mediums and their role in the education of children with visual impairment, especially in the domain of literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, based on the reviews of educational systems worldwide, and their unwillingness to respond to rapid changes in modern life, authors suggests a different philosophy of education based on the application of structured improvisation. Although the technological and information revolution have changed the picture of contemporary life in its entirety, it seems that education has not responded to these changes. Educational systems around the world still reflect the social, economic and historical period in which they occur-industrial revolution period. The question is whether what we need today is an education evolution or educational revolution? Ass creativity and inventiveness have become the basic principles of "knowledge economy", the most important task for all involved in education is to empower students to creatively participate in innovation making process. In improvisation, creating is much more important than knowledge. Learning that takes place during the improvisation is in line with contemporary theories of learning, stressing the importance of the process of constructing knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]