The purpose of the study is to discuss new trends, issues and approaches in the field of instructional design and technology (IDT). Many professionals in this field have troubles in describing it in the history. From this perspective, the definition of the field of instructional design has been used by many people as instructional design (ID), educational technology (ET), instructional technology (IT), instructional systems (IS), instructional development (ID) or instructional design and technology (IDT), that is the name, the authors in this study have decided to use. What is the nature of the field that practitioners call by so many names? Thus, the study will provide many definitions and their shored concepts, strategies or steps to discuss new approaches for the future educaters, trainers and students at schools, in business and industry.