The brazilian distance graduation grew 2,200 percent between 2003 and 2013, exactly when technological changes broke paradigms and required the assembly of multidisciplinary teams for the production of didactic material. Perhaps, this helps to explain why organizational challenges are a problem pointed out by educational institutions that started to offer Distance Education. This dissertation is based on the prediction that the use of Design and Ergonomics methodologies in the management of work environments in ODL, together with the effective participation of the stakeholders, can bring different results in the resolution of organizational problems. For this, this dissertation contextualized the current scenario of the Brazilian ODL and its difficulties regarding legislation, cultural aspects and adaptation to the new technological tools. In the sequence, it discussed the different work systems and the issues that involve the relationship between organizations and their employees. It was also highlighted the particularities that should be observed when setting up multidisciplinary teams within ODL. Next, was detailed the methodologies that see Design and Ergonomics as tools of change, management and work culture creation, besides the importance of the professionals participation and involvement when searching for improvements in their work environment. Finally, to verify the applicability of the concepts raised, a case study was conducted in the didactic material department of the Cecierj Foundation. Through structured interviews and an online questionnaire, the study reached a series of suggestions for improvement and changes to the object addressed, based on the stakeholders participation and the organizational concepts of Ergodesign.