The transformation of the instructional design process: from printed material to multimedia

This article focuses on the processes of production of distance teaching materials, taking into consideration the perspective of the transformation of materials that in the past used to place great emphasis on printed contents and now place greater emphasis on digital multimedia. Referring to the case of Unisul Virtual, we describe the lessons learned during this shift in design toward a virtual model of distance education. As changes have taken place in the processes of distance education materials, the patterns of interaction between the various professionals engaged in those processes have also changed.