Neha Nayak Kennard

teaching

In Spring 2026, I taught CICS 160: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (UMass).

In Fall 2025, I taught COMSC 334: Artificial Intelligence (Mount Holyoke College).

Detailed teaching experience, including TAships and guest lectures, is listed in my CV.

Below, I’ve shared some artifacts I’m proud of from various teaching opportunities.

guest lectures



Applications of word embeddings in social science
2024 · Pitt
developed for:  cs undergraduates


LLMs and the ELIZA effect
2023 · UMass
developed for:  first-year undergraduates (various majors)


Practical considerations for research using word embeddings
2021 · online
developed for:  social scientists

in-class activities



Binary search
2026 · UMass
developed for:  first- and second- year cs undergraduates


Alpha-beta pruning
2025 · Mt. Holyoke College
developed for:  cs juniors and seniors


PageRank
2022 · UMass
developed for:  cs juniors and seniors

miscellaneous



The Turing Test and its legacy
2025 · Mt Holyoke College
developed for:  undergraduates (various majors)