Tom Cutshall's attempt to put together the whole elephant to define instructional technology...

Instructional technology is the research in and application of behavioral science and learning theories and the use of a systems approach to analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate and manage the use of technology to assist in the solving of learning or performance problems. The term instructional technology is often used interchangeably with the term educational technology, but instructional technology often has more emphasis on the scientific and systems approach of instructional problem solving while educational technology focuses more on the craft or art of using technology to support learning.

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