Human teaching pledge for Highlands and Islands

TECHNOLOGY will not overshadow human teaching in the proposed University of the Highlands and Islands, according to its new adviser, Alistair MacFarlane, former principal of Heriot-Watt University, and an authority on new technology in higher education, is to lead a team investigating the best use of information technology to support teaching and learning. Professor MacFarlane said technology should enhance and expand the teacher's role.