Interaction design has elements of learning in it. If the first condition for growing wiser is a sense of belonging, UI design can help facilitate a connection to users and improve their ability to learn.
Designing Wiser
In last Saturday’s workshop on early childhood education, the core content present by Bev Bos involved twelve conditions for growing wiser: Belonging, Risk, Passion, Power, Productivity, Presence, Support, Solitude, Humor, Gratification Deference, Mentors and Models, and Re-Seeding. This is also a good scaffolding for design. The user is the learner, in this case, and the interface is both school and teacher.