“Dr. Derek Cabrera is an internationally recognized expert in metacognition (thinking about thinking), epistemology (the study of knowledge), human and organizational learning, and education. He completed his PhD and post-doctoral studies at Cornell University and served as faculty at Cornell and researcher at the Santa Fe Institute. He leads the Cabrera Research Lab, is the author of five books, numerous journal articles, and a US patent. Derek discovered DSRP Theory and in this talk he explains its benefits and the imperative for making it part of every students’ life.”

DSRP consists of four interrelated structures (or patterns), each structure has two opposing elements. The structures and their elements are:

• Making Distinctions – which consist of an identity and an other
• Organizing Systems – which consist of part and whole
• Recognizing Relationships – which consist of action and reaction
• Taking Perspectives – which consist of point and view

https://youtu.be/dUqRTWCdXt4  (15 minutes)