As an online orientation, at the beginning of the academic year, would necessarily be unique to that programme or institution this tool takes a different form to the other seven tools. This tool is created as a guide for those who wish to create an online orientation. This guide describes the elements that should be present in an effective online orientation, gives examples of different approaches to including that element in an orientation and allows users of the tool to build up a plan for how they would create an online orientation for their programme or institution.