For me, instructional design is the process of taking what is known about how people learn and using that information to help develop learning environments and activities that will facilitate learning. I didn't mention technology in that definition.
Technology is one of the tools that instructional designers use to enrich learning environments.
Technology ranges from using pencil and paper to using 3-D virtual reality headsets, but technology alone cannot improve learning. I like the idea of technology as a tool to learn with , not from . The ID process can be simple and quick or complex and lengthy. While these steps can be done in a linear fashion, it is often more feasible to have several steps in process at the same time. If you have ever developed a lesson plan, lab, book, web site, compute program or other learning activity, then you have taken part in instructional design.