I’m thinking that we could use the ORID method to tease out where people want to start the conversation.

Objective: what did you read? Which of the essays most related to your interest?
Reflective: What stood out for you in the readings? What surprised you?
Integrative: How did that affect you? How does it relate to your experiences?
Decisional: What needs to happen next? What will you do with what you have now learned?

We start with a quick go around of the Objective and give everyone a chance to check the mike in the context of the content. Then throw out the reflective questions to collect a few ideas to explore more deeply. Spend most of our time with Reflection and Integrative, then end with Decisional question (perhaps last fifteen minutes).