Macintosh
myopia?
Lab survey results
In
a previous article, I shared my concern
that as educators we may be passing a myopic
and unrealistic Mac-centered view on to our students. This is a particular
problem when designing websites, since the vast majority of web users
see the sites on PCs. I've seen many design schools/programs with computer
labs that are exclusively Macs, and I asked readers about the situation
in their schools.
The results, from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. indicate that all-Mac labs are quite common (60%). Whether this is a problem or not depends on your point of view. I think it is.
SURVEY RESULTS (25 responses)
SCHOOL
65% College/university
27% Community/junior college
0% Art school
8% Other (Continuing Ed., Trade school)
69% Graphic Design/Visual Communication
23% Interactive/New Media/Web Design
7% Other
32% 6-24
48% 25-49
16% 50-100
4% 101+
60% 100% (all Mac)
12% about 75%
16% about 50%
12% about 25%
0% 0% (all PC)
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