Defining Instructional Design and Technology

For one of our first assignments, we were asked to come up with our own definition for our field.

My initial definition for Instructional Design and Technology would be:

"The analysis, design, and implementation of technology, through the application of ethical practices and studies, to facilitate improvements in the fields of learning and human (personal) performance."

While this definition is a bit cumbersome, I still prefer it to the textbook's paragraph long definition. On a side note, I still prefer the term for our field/career as Educational Technology/Educational Technologists. Perhaps I will learn to adapt to this newly proposed title...time will see.