Define the field
Learning Design and Application: the study and application of practices, the goal being to empower learners to learn new, and strengthen their skills and implement them when needed. (I leaned heavily on the 2023 AECT definition for my definition and field name because I think it demonstrated the emphasis on learning rather than instruction, which resonated with me. I also stayed away from mentioning any mediums such as human instructors or technologies.)
First, rather than focusing on media, the definition focused on“the design and use of messages which control the learning process” (p. 38). Moreover, thedefinition statement identified a series of steps that individuals should undertake in designing andusing such messages. These steps, which included planning, production, selection, utilization, andmanagement, are similar to several of the major steps often associated with what has becomeknown as systematic instructional design (more often simply referred to as instructional design
This is a misconception I had myself--thinking of instructional technologies as a medium rather than processes. Already beginning to shift my understanding of the subject.