Educational/Instructional Technology- Defined

A prevalent definition of Instructional Technology is as follows:

Instructional Technology is the theory and practice of design, development,
utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning. ...
(Seals, B.B., & Richey R.C. (1994).

In response to this, Rodney S. Earle (Vol. 42, No. 1 January-February, 2002, ET Magazine) writes that:
despite this viewpoint that instructional technology encompasses the broader
processes of teaching and learning, the public perspective incorporates instructional
technology as a synonym for computer technology. In other words, as noted above
technology means computers in the minds of many.

After reading various definitions and Earle's perspective of the topic, I believe that instructional technology can be much more than just the teaching of how to use hardware and software. That insturctional technology is the task of developing ways for students and teachers to solve educational problems, find innovative ways to relate to a subject matter, and teach and learn more effectively.

I'm sure as I progress through this course I will gain more insight and be able to add to this definition.