Research Guides: Web & UX Design Research Guide: Professional and Academic Websites

Academic Websites

Computing - Khan Academy (opens in a new window)
Lessons and tutorials on computing and programing basics provided for free by Khan Academy.
Codecademy (opens in a new window)
Online courses, tutorials, and cheat sheets on all topics related computer programming. There is free content on this site, but some may require a membership to view.
MIT OpenCourseWare (opens in a new window)
Search MIT OpenCourseWare's catalog of free online course and resources on a variety of topics including computer programming.
W3Schools (opens in a new window)
Free online tutorials on computer programming software.
W3C Accessibility Standards (opens in a new window)
An overview of the W3C accessibility standards provided by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WEI).

Professional Associations

American Webmasters Association (opens in a new window)
AWA was founded in 2003 to support the people and organizations that create and maintain websites.
American Institute of Graphic Arts (opens in a new window)
AIGA is an association of professional designers, students, and educators who advocate for and promote the design field.
World Wide Web Consortium (opens in a new window)
W3C is an international non-profit organization that develops standards for websites and navigating the web in general. Their mission is to help and support the Web as it grows.