“(…) the future of the book in the digital world through the promotion of e-book reading appliances and software” (Clifford Lynch in First Monday June 2001)
“(…) a group of instructional designers interested in practical application of research to the design of instructional and performance support software” (Elizabeth Boling – Interface Interest and Research Group / Indiana University)
“One who designs and supervises the construction of knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction, or knowledge of a specific event or situation, or a collection of facts or data” (Stephen Downes – NewsTrolls)