What is Instructional Technology?Instructional technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning. - Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions and Terminology Committee Instructional technology at William Paterson University consists of three major parts: pedagogy, instructional design and technology. Professional Organizations: Association for Educational, Communications, and Technology (AECT) International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) Consortium on School Networking (CoSN)