The purpose of the Division, which is part of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), is to facilitate continuous discourse among faculty, researchers, practitioners, and students in the field of instructional design and technology to promote the advancement of knowledge in the following areas:
The Division endorses the general purpose and the objectives of AECT as stated in Section I of the Bylaws of AECT. The Division shall in particular concern itself with the improvement of education, training, and the public welfare through the use of various processes for the rigorous design, development, evaluation, installation, dissemination, and management of instruction. The specific purposes and objectives of the Division are: